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A review by azaliz
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
3.25
This is a romance novel in American suburbia with only straight people, not really anything out of the norm. The main character doesn't talk about a love interest until almost the half of the book though, which is nice!
The pitch is also interesting: the main character has to regularly move to follow her father as he changes jobs, and in doing so she reinvents herself in a new personality. "But this time, she realizes that she could be herself and make friends" could be the moral of the story.
What are you, what is home when you're constantly moving around? Do you make friends and risk heartaches, or do you stay distant enough not to make lasting attachments?
The pitch is also interesting: the main character has to regularly move to follow her father as he changes jobs, and in doing so she reinvents herself in a new personality. "But this time, she realizes that she could be herself and make friends" could be the moral of the story.
What are you, what is home when you're constantly moving around? Do you make friends and risk heartaches, or do you stay distant enough not to make lasting attachments?
Moderate: Cursing and Grief
Minor: Infidelity
Lots of heteronormativity and insidious gender roles: the women have caring roles (for their friends and/or families), the mother cooks for the family, all the smart kids are maleā¦