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Why I Was Here Essay

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The book I Was Here by Gayle Forman had a divergent set of genres that kept me and would keep you hooked and reading all day. This is why I would most definitely recommend this romance, mystery, tragic, yet interesting novel to a majority of my friends. To answer the question, “Would you recommend I Was Here to your friend?” the answer would instantly be yes! Why you ask? This book has a variety of genres, going from a depression to a mystery to a romance novel. In my opinion, it is hard to have all these genres while keeping the story well written and interesting, which Gayle Forman succeeded in. The writing of this book felt realistic and definitely took you into the eyes and thinking of a suicidal person. You learn the thoughts of a suicidal person and why people like Meg, Cody’s best friend, would commit suicide. You also learn why these people are so depressed and that there are supports groups like The Final Solution named in the book that actual encourage …show more content…

The book took you on an entertaining journey as Cody and a boy Ben McCallister that Meg had a thing for went to find out why and who talked to Meg helping her commit suicide from The Final Solution chat. “It seems abstract when you’re dealing with people online, but they are still people, and some of them are not nice people, not the kind you ever want to be in a room with. Sometimes you don’t even need to be in the same room for the damage to be done.” This quote stood out to me in the book because of the truth behind it. This part of the book would keep you reading nonstop to find out who helped Meg commit suicide. Some questions you would surely think about are, “Why would someone do something like this?”, “Is it a male or a female?”, “Do they have any kids?” These questions are all answered in sections of the book, some before and after Cody and Ben find out who helped

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