I have mixed feelings about this novel. I read it before the series started ( I do it with any novel that becomes a motion picture or in this case tv series). It was intriguing from beginning to end. Yet I feel that the television series romanticized the issues this novel was portraying, and after looking over it again, I have to agree that it approached awareness of suicide in teens in a poor way. It should never be a case of Romeo and Juliet.

This book is not for the small minded. This novel has the typical Palahniuk style: hardcore, mind boggling, and never disappointing. This story in particular spiked my interests because it addresses mental illness in a manner that is neither romanticized or horrific. It's raw and humorous in manner that very few can pull together. 10/10!