Jonah is 17 years old and his goal is to break every bone in his body so they can grow back stronger. Jonah's family is falling apart; he needs the strength. His 16 year old brother, Jesse, is allergic to almost everything and has horrible reactions to half the stuff in their house, and Jonah spends his days worrying about him. Naomi, Jonah's best friend, records all of Jonah's stunts as he attempts to break his bones, but she doesn't know the reason behind it. Nobody knows. When Jonah's friend Charlotte finds out about his unique form of self harm, she decides to get him some help and he ends up in a psych ward. Will Jonah give up on his disturbing goal, or will he continue hurting himself and his family? When I first picked up this book, I thought the plot was very unique. Disturbing, but unique. I didn't expect to enjoy the book as much as I did. I loved the characters and I definitely got attached to Jonah and Jesse the most. I liked the brotherly bond they had; instead of being cliche siblings who don't get along, they were the opposite. Jonah and Jesse loved each other and were always there for each other, which isn't common. I also thought Jonah and his breaking bones issue was interesting, because it was a new type of self harm that I had never heard or read about. Overall, Break by Hannah Moskowitz was a very original book, a quick read, and I would recommend it to teenagers who like reading about conflicted characters with somewhat dysfunctional families. I am giving this four stars, but only because I loved the book up until the end. The ending killed it for me. Let me start off by saying it was a great read for the most part. I loved Jonah, and he totally pulled my heart strings with the way he loved his family. The book was vivid and real and funny too. ****SPOILER ALERT******HOWEVER, there is no way Jonah could all of a sudden unwillingly convinced three people in a few days to purposely break their bones. The ending could have been saved if it was all a hallucination at the end, but no, apparently a volunteer was swayed to break her bone them help him escape the hospital. And did I miss something? Was Jesse perfectly fine as long as Jonah wasn't there? I don't like it, and I don't like how the book basically ended with Jonah as the bad guy. I loved the book up until the hospital. ..then it lost me.
What do You think about Break. Ossa Rotte (2011)?
it waz okk i mean it for our age not under than us because of certain scenes welcome
—reetu
I liked this book at first, but then I think it got entirely too cheesy.
—ash
can't believe the author was in high school! great book!
—bree
A bit over 4, but not quite 4.5 ...
—bestgirlfriend
