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The Sky Is Everywhere

Jandy Nelson

Start date: September 15, 2012

Finish date: October 1, 2012

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Lennie Walker has just lost her sister. She’s grief-stricken, devastated and is long far from getting over it and dealing with it. The Sky Is Everywhere follows the story of Lennie as she tries to cope and live with the fact that her sister’s dead – one seemingly impossible task. And as she goes through this very tough time, she finds solace in the one person that shares and understands just what and how she feels – Toby, her sister’s boyfriend – and meets one who makes h The Sky Is Everywhere >>

Lennie Walker has just lost her sister. She’s grief-stricken, devastated and is long far from getting over it and dealing with it. The Sky Is Everywhere follows the story of Lennie as she tries to cope and live with the fact that her sister’s dead – one seemingly impossible task. And as she goes through this very tough time, she finds solace in the one person that shares and understands just what and how she feels – Toby, her sister’s boyfriend – and meets one who makes her feel right and happy again after she thought she never would – Joe Fontaine. Lennie Walker is one tough character. She’s very direct but very reserved at the same time. And after losing her sister, she became very distraught. You see, they had an unyielding relationship, one built on trust and love and made of promises and secrets shared. They were always the Walker sisters –never referred to one without the other. This, for me, is one of the many astonishing things about this book. I, myself, have two older sisters and our relationship is nothing quite like Lennie and Bailey’s. What they have is pure love and sisterly affection only they share.

The Sky Is Everywhere is a very good book to read. It is written in great detail swimming with so much emotion in it. One can feel the loss, grief, regret, and joy just as clearly as the characters themselves.
The characters are all rounded up. They are all equally driven with unique personalities that make them more absorbing. Joe for one is really adorable. He’s very alive with so much color in him everything else pales in comparison. He has a way of speaking his mind and voicing out his thoughts. He’s one who makes everyone around him feel elated and joyous no matter what they’re going through. He is sweet, dependable and a hottie with a passion for music. And then there’s Toby, Bailey’s boyfriend. After losing Bailey, he was the one who made Lennie feel so much closer to her sister. I guess you could say that they had quite a confusing relationship. They both share the hurt and grief over losing Bailey and I guess this is what made them feel somehow “connected”. Anyway, Toby is a really nice guy but I think he’s better in the brotherly department than in the hooking-up-with. I’m glad things worked out between them.

The Sky Is Everywhere is overall an exceptional novel written with an insight about loss and love. How it is that there’s always a bright spot in an otherwise endless void. And one of the many realizations in this novel is that you never really lose someone. Not when they die nor when they go to some far place you don’t know… as long as you have them in your heart and keep them alive in the memories you cherish most.

This novel is full of life lessons that are truly inspiring that will surely touch the hearts of the readers. A must-read to all.

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