rudo_tsaritsar's Reviews (222)

I’m glad that I finally decided to read this after watching the movie numerous times, and it being one of my favorites. Matilda’s parents are something else. Despite their neglectfulfullness and disparaging remarks, she doesn’t let that get to her too much. Instead she strives to live life as normal as she can. Ms. Trunchbull terrified me and Ms. Honey was the sweetest. Mr. Dahl did a great job of writing each character as polar opposites. I did like the movie better which is rare for me with books that have been turned into movies.

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This was an interesting and fascinating take into the world of mental illness. Here is Piper, who’s just starting her freshman year of college. At a party she attends she meets Toby, a sophomore and football player who becomes obsessively drawn to her. Shortly after they start a whirlwind romance, with moments of Toby’s demons coming through. The novel takes you through alternating chapters as Piper learns more about Toby’s demons and struggles to help him. But Toby doesn’t seem to want to help himself nor how to ask for it. That becomes apparent the night they find wind up in the hospital with Toby’s life in peril. I found myself laughing and hurting with both characters, wondering what feelings they’d evoke next from me. This is a story that deals with love, forgiveness, and accepting who you are.