It’s easy to see why they would-they are both tender-hearted and sensitive people. She meets him at the library where she works, and they quickly start spending time together.
Riddled with guilt, she already feels like a burden to her brother David and his wife, with whom she lives.Īs likeable as Willow is, I like Guy even more. No one has a clue about Willow’s secret, because she takes great care not to draw attention to herself in any way. I’ve wondered how such an act can possibly bring someone relief but the third-person narration convinced me of just how much of an unburdening it can be-with descriptions of razors cutting the skin and the blood prickling underneath demonstrating it as a release from psychological hurt. The subject of cutting is taboo you don’t hear much about it and it carries with it a certain stigma. Willow is in a fragile state, and the overwhelming pain she feels is relieved by, ironically enough, cutting herself. Where Hoban succeeds best is giving us a character we can empathize with, even if most of us don’t have to face the enormity of committing a horrible deed. “ Willow” doesn’t disappoint in this regard. (I can’t recall the name of that blog if I did, I would give the blogger proper credit for bringing this book to my attention.) The dark theme of cutting appealed to me as it’s not something I know much about, and I love reading dark realistic novels. I remember reading about “ Willow” a couple of years ago on a book blogger’s recommended books list. Told in an arresting, fresh voice, Willow is an unforgettable novel about one girl’s struggle to cope with tragedy, and one boy’s refusal to give up on her. But when Willow meets Guy, a boy as sensitive and complicated as she is, she begins an intense, life-changing relationship that turns her world upside down.
Now she has left behind her old home, friends, and school, and blocks the pain by secretly cutting herself.
Willow lost control of the car and her parents died in the accident. Seven months ago, on a rainy March night, sixteen-year- old Willow’s parents drank too much wine and asked her to drive them home.
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