Goodbye Stranger

       Hey! I am really, really, really sorry that I was not able to get a blog post for you guys last week. However, I am proud to announce the fact that I am not taking another year-long break, and we will have a post today. On this Sunday, I am reviewing an amazing book that I discovered a few weeks ago, and need to share this with you stat. Maybe I say this for every other book I read, but this one takes the cake. This book is called Goodbye Stranger, and it is by Rebecca Stead. 

•      Bridge is the survivor of a horrible accident, and she is wondering whether she is here for a reason. According to the nurse back at rehab, she shouldn't have survived. 

• Emily is a completely different person now. She's growing, becoming more mature, and doing things that would have been unthinkable before. 

• Tabitha's the same old girl she's been for years. Straightforward, impulsive, and honest. 

• Sherm has just met a girl named Bridge, and he knows that his life is going to be a lot different now.

• An anonymous high schooler deals with the heartbreak of severing of old friendships.

Goodbye Stranger

 As you can see, the story can be kind of complicated. Normally, this is a bad thing. But honestly, it's in a really good way. The story is narrated in third-person, but the author manages to make it feel like it's narrated in first-person. Even though Bridge is the main character, you know everyone's character so well that if anyone asked you to describe the character, you could do it in a snap. Or maybe you'd be lost for words, there are so many places to start. There are some exceptions to the POV rule, however. The high schooler's part is in second-person (here's a guide to all the POVs), and Sherm's part is told in letters. Emily and Tabitha are Bridge's best friends, but they don't have their own parts. My opinion? Recommend, recommend, recommend!