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Average rating3.3
Filled with moments of deep emotion and unexpected humor, this understated and wise novel explores the complexities of living with OCD and offers the prospect of hope, happiness and healing. Perfect for readers who love Eleanor & Park and All the Bright Places. ADAM’S GOALS: Grow immediately. Find courage. Keep courage. Get normal. Marry Robyn Plummer. The instant Adam Spencer Ross meets Robyn Plummer in his Young Adult OCD Support Group, he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. Robyn has an hypnotic voice, blue eyes the shade of an angry sky, and ravishing beauty that makes Adam’s insides ache. She’s also just been released from a residential psychiatric program—the kind for the worst, most difficult-to-cure cases; the kind that Adam and his fellow support group members will do anything to avoid joining. Adam immediately knows that he has to save Robyn, must save Robyn, or die trying. But is it really Robyn who needs rescuing? And is it possible to have a normal relationship when your life is anything but? Select praise for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B: “. . . achingly authentic. Like Augustus Waters before him, Adam Spencer Ross will renew your faith in real-life superheroes and shatter your heart in equal measures.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “This book made me laugh, cry, think, and kept me coming back for more.” —The Guardian “Adam is a protagonist that readers will root for.” —VOYA “Honest, fresh, and funny . . . Toten employs information about OCD like grace notes in this deft and compelling narrative.” —Booklist “Adam is a fresh and complex character, and far more than the sum of his symptoms.” —Publishers Weekly
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The main character and group therapy sessions seemed a realistic portrayal of teens with OCD, with pandering or over-dramatizing. Not many teen books have realistically rendered and authentically meant explorations of Catholic faith as a subplot, so it was nice to have that variance. The issues with the mother were the sole drama and plot propulsion other than the romantic relationship, but they felt both overwrought and underdeveloped at the same time. A relatively sweet book with some new angles but a bit boring overall.
This book was incredible. I listened to the audiobook on my commute and I can fully recommend it. I really ran across this by accident and had no idea it was going to be an instant favorite. It is easily in my top 5 books now. It is a beautiful depiction of the psychology of anxiety, group therapy, and families. It was hard to ever put down. Absolutely loved and fully fully recommend. Go read it. Go read it now.
Kénytelen voltam arra a következtetésre jutni 38%-nyi olvasás után, hogy ez a könyv inkább katolikus hittérítés, semmint szórakoztató irodalomba burkolt ismeretterjesztés az ocd-ről. Utóbbinak frankó lett volna, mert jól ábrázolta, de oldalakon át arról olvasni, hogyan kell helyesen keresztet vetni meg a tököm tudja mit csinálni marhára nem szórakoztató. Persze a tartalomban egy szóval sem említik, hogy erre kell készülni. Engem ugyan nem zavar, ha valaki vallásos, csak éppenséggel leszarom.
Mindehhez még a stílus is száraz, a karakterek rém unalmasak, a cselekmény pedig értékelhetetlen. Lehet, hogy később jobbá válik, de már ezt a egyharmad hossznyi bizalmat is sajnálom, amit rááldoztam.
This book is amazing! As a young adult with OCD I can relate to literately everything Adam experiences in his every day life due to OCD. I can relate and emphasize on a level that blows my mind! I find myself rooting for the chapters where Adam wasn't struggling as much because I understood that those are days he felt the most like himself. Bottom line it's a beautifully realistic depiction of the inner voice of someone with this disorder I can say the purpose is already installed. After putting down this book I do not feel alone!