Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Review: Please Ignore Vera Dietz


Please Ignore Vera Dietz
Written By: A. S. King
Published By: Knopf Books
Published On: October 12, 2010
Pages: 336


Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.
 
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?
 
Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic, and always surprising.




I was recommended this book by a friend of mine who's judgement on books I trust immensely. If she goes on and on about a particular book, I'm 99% convinced that I'm going to love it. Vera Dietz was no exception.

The cover is simple yet effective, a design in which you don't often see on many modern books which I quite like. I love the way the lighter is forming the title and the green background is quite eye-catching. As you make your way through the book, you also realise the lighter is actually a very important part of the story.

The book is narrated by Vera as she moves on with her life after the death of her best friend, Charlie, who she hadn't spoken to in months after he had changed enough to cut out of his life. The thing that I really love about this book is how very real it is. As though this situation, and this life, could really happen to the average teenager.

Aside from the somewhat confusing drunken hallucinations of Vera seeing dead Charlie's ghost, the book is exceptionally well written. It was easy to get captured into the story within the first few pages and it very quickly becomes hard to put the book down. While Vera knows the true cause of Charlie's death, you want to keep reading so you can find out the heartbreaking truth of what happened on that fateful day.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a strong and powerful YA novel.
I would give Please Ignore Vera Dietz 5 stars


4 comments:

  1. It sounds good. I will definitely add this one to my list of books to read next. I like books where the MC has to deal with life after a tragedy like IF I STAY, BEFORE I FALL, and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.

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    1. Absolutely! I need to read If I Stay and Before I fall, but yeah, it's got some similarities to Perks :) I hope you like it!

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  2. This is the second time today I've seen an A.S. King book recommended. I just added Ask the Passengers to my TBR list actually. Thanks for the review!

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    1. Funny! I actually haven't looked into any other A.S King books! I should do that!

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