Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose
{image from amazon.com}
{Synopsis:
courtesy of amazon.com}:
Go Ask Alice was
a hoax. But Dear Nobody is a true teen diary so raw and so
edgy its authenticity rings off every page
"I am a
freak."
The words and drawings
of Mary Rose present a gritty, powerful, no-holds-barred true experience of a
teen girl so desperate to be loved, so eager to fit in that she'll go to
extremes that could cost her her life.
This is not a story
about addiction. Or sexual promiscuity. Or cystic fibrosis. It's the story of a
young woman with a powerful will to live, who more than anything wants to be
heard...and loved.
This compelling,
emotional account ensures her voice will not be forgotten.
{Review}: I received this ARC courtesy of Netgalley in
exchange for an honest review. I started this book off not sure what to expect.
After reading the synopsis, I was intrigued, so I started reading.
It’s an
incredible true-life journey of what a teen’s life is. At some places, you’re reading
along, and you think… “Ugh…that sounds so childish…”
Well DUH!
It’s her.
Unparalleled,
unbiased, completely true to life-teenage angst.
Much of the
book reads like a similar diary of mine {not the alcohol and drug use, or the
sex, but much of the back and forth “I love him, I hate him, he loves someone
else”}… it was like going back in time. That should be one of the biggest draws
for a novel like this: that it WILL take you back… to when you thought your
world was crumbling and imploding around you {and in Mary Rose’s case, many
times, it truly is}.
I also
{because I’m ALWAYS doing this…} saw a teaching opportunity to tie this into
another fiction book, and do some sort of analysis. Possibly another book where
the protagonist dies, and do a comparison of the main characters. It intrigued
me how strong willed Mary Rose is. And I think struggling adolescents could
learn a thing or two from her.
{Where can I
buy this?}:
Amazon: Buy it from Amazon
B & N: Buy from B & N
{What would
I rate it?}: 4.5/5. I liked it. I probably wouldn’t read it again, but it was
pretty darn great.
{Who would I
recommend this book to?}: Any adolescent
that could use a good read.
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