Belzhar

I wonder if I've just aged out of empathy for the main character, and if teen me would have liked this more, since I went through such a Sylvia phase. The supporting characters were better than Jam. I suspected she was making Reeve up, and once the truth came, it just made me angrier at her privilege.

Hmm. I loved the concept here, and the writing is gorgeous. The... ending... though? I just... I dunno, man. I guess I wished for more about Jam and maybe less explicit discussion of the book's moral? (which is “Words matter” FYI.) It's a fine moral.

Still I think it is a fine read, especially for teens who want to read about grieving characters, or Sylvia Plath, or how Words Matter.