I avoided this book for a while because I thought that it was going to be one of those books that try to get you to pick it up just by shock value. However, after so many people in my life recommended it to me (including people who do not enjoy reading a whole bunch) I decided to check it out. This book deals with topics that can be very challenging to write about, however, I believe that the author did a really beautiful job of bringing these characters to life. Definitely a book to talk about.