Two Girls Staring At The Ceiling (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Although novels told in verse have never been my reading preference, I simply had to read this book as it is part of my favorite genre (young adult) and deals with an illness I have struggled with for ten years: Crohn's disease. As Crohn's is an "icky" disease, it's not represented much in fiction. In fact, this is the first non-memoir/informational text I've come across about the subject. I, and likely others plagued by Crohn's and the other form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, long for stories we can connect to. I hope this book raises awareness and serves as a catalyst for more non-cancer/non-diabetes sick!lit-there are so many diseases out there that deserve representation in literature, especially YA. *SLIGHT SPOILERS BELOW*The author Lucy Frank suffers from IBD, and she got it exactly right. The feelings, the humiliation, the pain, all of it. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because I wanted MORE. I wanted to know how Chess and Shannon dealt, I wanted to know what happened with the crush, I wanted to know more about Chess's relationship and lack thereof with her mom and dad, respectively.I am so very thankful this book exists. *mind blown* I literally read this book in two days. In a school week! Ok...so maybe I stayed up until 11 o'clock both nights (I stated reading at 9 o'clock), and now I'm super tired. One thing about this book: the writing is beyond beautiful. The whole book is written in verse, and in a very creative style. The writing is sometimes hard to understand, but after you read it a couple of times it all comes together gorgeously.Enjoy!
What do You think about Two Girls Staring At The Ceiling (2014)?
not so much "staring at the ceiling", but enjoyed the budding relationship between two patients.
—Mariapaula
Well done, I'm beginning to find novels-in-verse to be such a joy.
—Pelu
