Student Review of Willow
Student Review of Willow by Julia Hoban
Review written by Kim
The first and only word that came to mind after reading this book was, “Whoa!”
Ok, you’re probably thinking I need to expand my vocabulary, but Willow is easily one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
I admit that when I first heard about this book from Josh Shipp and read the synopsis, I wasn’t exactly thrilled to be reading a 342-page book about cutting. It’s a touchy subject and it wasn’t something I would normally read about, but my curiosity won out in the end.
The book pulled me in from the first chapter and held my attention through the very end. The imagery was so vivid; I could see and hear the razor on Willow’s skin. The characters of Willow and Guy felt real and relatable; I could imagine them as two of my friends. The relationship between them and the situations that brought them together were amazing and well-written. The emotions were raw and powerful. I loved it all.
Looking back, my favorite part of the book was when I realized how people are never really alone. We’ve all experienced situations where we’ve felt completely isolated. I, for one, lost my mom to cancer last year and it hurt a lot. It still does. But as much as that hurt, this book reminded me that there’s always someone there to listen, who will be there and understand, no matter what.
Willow had its up, down, happy, sad, jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching, and everything-in-between moments. It was definitely a lot to handle cover to cover but I would reread it in a heartbeat.
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4 Comments
Hey!!
Awesome review. I absolutely, completely agree. It’s definitely one of my favorite books now and I really hope more people give it a shot. It might sound like a hard book to read, and it can be, but it’s not all about that. It’s just a book that deals a lot with life issues…the good and the bad.
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-Lauren
Hmmmm makes me want to read it, not so sure about the subject but if you say its good…it might be worth a shot. I’ve been looking for a good book.
Great review! Thanks a lot! I have been trying to find someone to tell me if I should read the book or not… so now I’m convinced I should read it!
I love books like this. I totally want to read it now along with the humonstrous pile of books I’m reading now. If I get this one it would definatley move to the top of the pile.