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- Willow by Julia Hoban
Summary (from Barnes and Noble’s website):
Seven months ago, on a rainy March night, sixteen year- old Willow’s parents died in a horrible car accident. Willow was driving. Now her older brother barely speaks to her, her new classmates know her as the killer orphan girl, and Willow is blocking the pain by secretly cutting herself. But when one boy —one sensitive, soulful boy—discovers Willow’s secret, it sparks an intense relationship that turns the “safe” world Willow has created for herself upside down.
I’ve never read a book involving cutting before, so this was new to me. I didn’t know what to expect. I knew it would be sad, but it really makes you think. It makes you think about your life and how some people live theres. I wanted to jump into the book and tell Willow to stop. To stop cutting. She is one stubborn character. Anyone who reads this can tell you that. I feel sympathy for her, though, because she lost her parents. But sometimes Willow takes it over the top. You get mad at her often for doing the dumbest stuff, and for putting her life in jeopardy.
I don’t know if I’ll ever read another book about cutting. It’s too graphic, and makes me cringe. Me, being a person who can’t stand needles. So I can’t really take the self-mutilation thing. I will however say that this was one extroidanary book. And maybe if you have the same problem as Willow (I’m not judging you or anything) you will be able to relate. And maybe Willow will even help you through it. Like I said before, she’s one tough cookie.
89/100 B+
