This was a reread for me, the first time being in middle school so I was curious to find out what my thoughts would be this time. I decided to dnf at about 100 pages from the end because I had no interest in the story and no connection to the characters or what happened to them. 

Also, I had a couple issues with the writing. First was the use of the f slur multiple times which was very unnecessary and was also never challenged or discussed. Second was a couple of things that Finch talked about in regards to jumping off a building that did not sit right with me. He once referred to himself as badass for standing on a ledge and not being afraid to jump off. In another instance, he pictured him and Violet jumping off together and said that they would be legends for it and that people would write songs about them. I just don't know that this is a great way to talk about the subject especially in a book directed toward teens.

Oh also, as someone who lives in Indiana I thought it was so funny how many times the author mentioned that the characters live there. Like she really does not want you to forget it. It was kind of cool to hear places mentioned that I'm familiar with though.

Honestly, if you want to consume this story I would recommend the movie because I liked it way more and I think it's one of those rare instances where the movie actually improves upon the book. For me, I'm just going to leave this as a book I liked in middle school and leave it at that.