Title: Staying Fat for Sarah ByrnesAuthor: Chris Crutcher
Rating: 8.5 of 10
Where I Found It: Library
Summary: The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help.
General Impression: Well, all you have to do is read that summary to know that this book deals with some pretty intense themes. I did have some issues with how certain stereotypes were portrayed, but that was about as far as my issues with the book were. I don't really have much to say other than it's a great read if you want to think and don't mind getting down into the grit of reality. If you don't want to do that, then don't read this book.
The characters were fantastic, maybe not as diverse as the could have been, but excellently written nonetheless. They were all really interesting to get to know. Which is something the last few books I've read could have done better.
I think right now I might have read to many deep social issue books, my next read is more about World War Two from what I can tell, so that'll be a nice change of pace I think, after that is going to be a teen comedy, I think. So I think I'll be ready to review more deep books after that.
-Heather
My stare drifts to Jody. I'm guessing she believes Brittain was victimzed by a couple of insensitive pagan meremen.
