It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini

Hi, there!

You may or may not have already heard about this book. It's Kind of a Funny Story has gained a lot of popularity over the past few years, thanks, in part, to it's movie adaptation, which featured Emma Roberts, Keir Gilchrist and Zach Galifianakis. I would recommend watching this movie; I quite enjoyed it. But I digress. Back to the book.

I really liked It's Kind of a Funny Story, mainly because I related to it so much. I found the story to be very true and honest, which may be due to the fact that the author, Ned Vizzini, lived some of the events related by Craig. I really appreciated most of the characters (Nia wasn't quite up my alley, but she was well-written nonetheless), and the storyline was very interesting to me. I liked the fact that the story felt more like reality than fiction. There were many passages throughout the book that I felt I could've lived myself, and I enjoyed relating to what Craig thought and felt. 

I guess I should give you some sort of a plot summary. I'll make it as unspoilery as possible, seeing as I really think you should go read this book and that I shouldn't ruin the story for you. So here goes it. The story is narrated by fifteen year-old Craig Gilner, whom I've already mentioned a few times. He checks himself in to the psychiatric unit of a hospital after experiencing serious suicidal thoughts. He is sent to the adult ward, because the teenage one is being repaired. There, he meets a variety of interesting characters with different degrees of mental illness, who help him understand himself and his life a little better. That's as much as I'll tell you. 

I recommend this book to pretty much anyone who isn't too sensitive to the subject of depression and suicide. Anyway. I really enjoyed this book and therefore will give it 9/10. 

Hope you enjoyed this book review! If there's any book out there that you'd like for me to review, please send me a message and I'll try to read it as soon as possible. 

Toodlepip,

x Clara