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Helena Fox

Autor(a) de How It Feels to Float

2 Works 332 Membros 14 Críticas

Obras por Helena Fox

How It Feels to Float (2019) 317 exemplares
The Quiet and the Loud (2023) 15 exemplares

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Excellent story of broken people and relationships, with the possibility of hopefulness. All the characters had enough reality to keep me engaged. Relationships had real downs and ups.
 
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oldblack | 1 outra crítica | Dec 25, 2023 |
Loved the depiction of mental health and the unreliable narrator theme. I also really liked how the “traumas” that are revealed at the end are pretty normal things as I think a lot of literature basically doesn’t count something as trauma unless there’s a rape or murder involved.
 
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willowzz | 11 outras críticas | Jun 27, 2023 |
Trigger Warnings: Domestic violence, emotional abuse, addiction; alcoholism, anxiety, depression, gaslighting, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, and catastrophic fire

George’s life is loud. Her best friend, Tess is about to become a teen mom at 18, her friend Laz is in despair about the world and the climate crisis, her gramps would misplace his own head if not for her, and her moms fill the house with constant chatter. Then, to top it all off, her estranged dad says he needs to talk and won’t stop trying until that happens. This novel explore the contours of friendship, family, forgiveness, trauma, love, and the hopeless verses hopefulness of the world.

How It Feels to Float carved a place in my heart when I read it back in 2019, and Biz, the main character from that story, has lived there ever since. Of course, as soon as I heard Helena Fox had a new book coming out, I tried to get my hands on it as soon as I possibly could. George has her own place in my heart too - she’s a people pleaser through and through and I can relate to her so much.

As like her first book, Fox dives in unapologetically into the exploration of trauma and mental health. I never felt like anything was sugar coated or unrealistic, things happened and the results of those events would lead to what happens and what is talked about in this book. As someone who has battled with mental health most of my life, a lot of the ways George would handle (or not handle) situations are ones I have found myself in as well.

I appreciate how open dialogue these characters were about mental health and getting and receiving help. George tried it when she was younger after stuff with her Dad, and it didn’t work out then, but she’s willing to give it another shot. All the characters acknowledge the fact that yes, talking with one another and those you care about can help, but sometimes it’s so much better if you talk with someone outside the group. Therapy is a scary thing, especially when you first begin and Fox does a wonderful job at showing all of that.

I adored George and Calliope’s relationship, the way it bloomed and was heartfelt. They were so cute together and I was rooting for them the entire novel.

I also appreciated the way George and Tess’s relationship was handled. George was always doing everything for Tess and she kind of steamrolled her… a lot, especially when it came to her deciding to get pregnant which, I did not like at all and that George was just automatically going to be her partner through it

*Thank you Dial Books and Edelweiss+ for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
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oldandnewbooksmell | 1 outra crítica | Mar 17, 2023 |
Heartbreaking intergenerational trauma and mental illness explored. I liked that it showed how helpful friendship and family support are but didnt have them as some magic cure.

Warnings for some sexual assault in first quarter of book, and quite a bit of scenes and talk dealing with suicide.
 
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mutantpudding | 11 outras críticas | Dec 26, 2021 |

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Obras
2
Membros
332
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#71,553
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
14
ISBN
17
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