The Thing About Jellyfish

I saw The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin recommended on some kind of list online and got it from the library. The inside of the dust jacket reads, "Suzy Swanson has always known things that others don’t. She can explain the sleep patterns of ants. She knows there are 150 million jellyfish stings on the planet every year. She knows that the average middle school kid contains about 20 billion of Shakespeare’s atoms. But she can’t understand how Franny Jackson’s lifetime could be cut so short . . . before Suzy could make up for the worst thing she’d ever done to her friend. As Suzy retreats into the silent world of her imagination, she finds that the universe won’t allow her to escape her grief. Astonishing wonders are all around her . . . as are the love and hope she desperately needs to forgive herself."

This was a great book with well developed, believable characters and an engaging story. It was a really heavy book for me--just kinda got me in a depressed mood because it was just a lot to bear. But I loved how the story concluded and was glad I read it. It's classified as a juvenile book in the library, but I would probably classify it more as young adult just because there's a lot to take in.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)