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How All This Started by Pete Fromm

lectures_du_soir's review against another edition

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5.0

Coup de cœur. Immense. Violent.
Vous connaissez mon amour pour Pete Fromm, j'ai aimé chacun de ses livres.
Celui ci les surpasse tous.
Il va être question de bipolarité, de la façon dont une famille peut voler en éclat, mais aussi, et surtout, de l'amour qui lie un frère et une sœur.
Ce roman est d'une justesse incroyable, il n'est ni trop, ni trop peu.
Les personnages sont bouleversants, les parents, Austin et Abilene ont chacun leur vécu, leur ressenti, et ils réagissent tous différemment. Je pense que n'importe qui peut se reconnaître dans l'un de ces personnages.
J'ai été touchée, j'ai été poussée dans mes retranchements, j'ai été en colère, mon cœur c'est brisé, c'est recollé, pour mieux se rebriser plus tard.
Bref une montagne russe d'émotions.

andrearbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

I picked up this book long ago because it involved baseball. The reality is this story is so, so, SO much more. This is really a story about a family, specifically the sibling relationship between Abilene and Austin. It's about making someone else's unrealized dreams come true. It's about understanding the burdens we each bear. It's about that moment where we realize people are dealing with more than we knew. It's about trying to find truth, resilience and a way forward through it all. This is a read that is teeming with feels. Yes, there's baseball, too, but more than anything, it's about two siblings just trying to figure it all out.

mariposa_ca's review against another edition

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4.0

What a wonderful, well-conceived, and heart-wrenching story. What a LOVE story. It's just beautiful .

lemon_drop's review against another edition

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4.0

A very open look at manic depression and its impact on a family in nowhere-ville Texas.

ozblom24's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

serena3's review

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challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5