Every Last Word

‘Mit anderen Worten: ich’ ist ein wunderschönes, emotionales Buch über die Selbstfindung, erste Liebe und Freundschaft. Tamara Ireland Stone zeigt unvoreingenommen, wie Menschen mit Zwangsstörungen leben, aufwachsen und kämpfen. Im Laufe des Buchens lernt man als Leser, was es für Sam bedeutet, anders zu sein. Man fiebert mit, freut sich mit Sam und weint mit ihr. Eine Geschichte voller nicht nur herzerwärmender, sondern auch trauriger und unerwarteter Momente.

Your brain being different isn't crazy or broken or wrong. You can feel the realism, love and respect on every page. After years still one of my favorites!

Dieses Buch hat mir den Atem geraubt, mich verzaubert und tief berührt. Ganz großes Kino!

High School Student Samantha - Sam - seems to have a perfect life, being part of the highly respected "Crazy Eights", a group of girls at the top of their school's food chain. But she has a secret: Sam is struggling with OCD to an extend that interferes with her day to day life and which she goes to therapy for. She does her best leading a double life until she meets Caroline, who's so different from her but possesses the qualities Sam wishes she had. When Caroline introduces her to the Poet's Corner, a secret club for the likeminded, her life and her perceptions stard to change - not only of her "friends", but also on herself and her values. You can feel that Tamara Ireland Stone put a lot of thought and research into the character of Samantha and her OCD. I consider her portrayal rather fitting and I always like when mental health awareness is spread. The plot-twist at the climax of the story however caught me a little off-guard and I feel like hints should've been introduced early on to make it feel less "out of thin air". Nonetheless I enjoyed the book and I will probably read more of Stone in the future.