So, Aza has intrusive thoughts and most of the book focuses on it, so why at the end don't we give a conclusion to it and it happens almost every time that John Green has a bummer-packed ending in most of his books. I like him as an author and it has an open ending which sucks. I think John described how mental illness can feel very well-even if some feelings and experiences are hard to describe. The pace, the characters, and the reality that improvement is soooo slow and imperfect. Lastly, as a person who was in the worst parts of her mental illness during high school like Aza, I found the book extremely relatable. I hope no one feels like I'm saying "Your takeaway is wrong!" because that is not what I'm trying to do at all. These are just some of my takeaways from the book and a response to some of the comments in this discussion. And Daisy did have some character development with that because she learned the best thing to do is acknowledge her friend's struggles and communicate when she doesn't understand or know what to say. ![]() Daisy was horrible when she didn't know how to cope with a best friend who struggles with a mental illness, often blurting out the exact wrong things to say to a person with a mental illness. Daisy was enjoyable when she geeked out about Star Wars and when she brought Aza back when Aza was in a spiral. For example, some really didn't like Daisy. I find all their "pros and cons" incredibly human. If you were frustrated by the book, then I think you got one of the main feelings John was trying to get across! Also, I find it interesting that some of you are so strongly against some of the characters. Which I think was one of the points John was trying to make. But I found myself wanting to keep going because I just wanted Aza to feel better. Did the book feel slow because of that? Sometimes, yes. ![]() I thought the book and Aza followed the exact feelings and frustrations and slow improvement that comes with any mental illness. When you have a mental illness, that is often all you can think about, and all aspects of your life, therefore, revolve around it. Her thoughts, and sometimes actions, revolve around her OCD. To those who didn't like the book (or parts of the book), I would like you to consider my perspective:Īza has OCD. Obviously, with any book, we all take something different away from it. It's very interesting to read everyone's opinions about TATWD.
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