I was sixteen when I read this book (I'm nearly 18 now) and I always wanted to read this book because of the movie. The movie was touching, the book even more. A friend of mine read this in her English class and I wish our class had too (because they all are extremely ignorant and don't care about anything but drinking, partying and sex.)
Most important to me was the message behind it: speaking up. I know rape is a serious issue, but I'd like to tell why it could also be important. I suffered from depression when I was 14 and I was behaving kind of like Melinda, i.e. not talking, bad grades and withdrawing myself. Until one day I couldn't bear it and told my parents. Speaking up was the best I could've done. Melinda was a little more alive when she was drawing, and the same goes with me and that's what makes this book so important to me.
So I think this book should be regarded from different perspectives, but of course focus on the issue of rape. I don't know why, but in my opinion society is still far too ignorant to notice such things. Everyone is only thinking about themselves - the others, who cares, I'm not a charity organisation. So when I see one of my friends has troubles at home, I always tell them they have to talk and talk and talk. I tell them I am listening, and our other friends are there too, and it helps. But there are still too many people who won't open their mouths, and that's a sad thing.
The movie was touching, the book even more. A friend of mine read this in her English class and I wish our class had too (because they all are extremely ignorant and don't care about anything but drinking, partying and sex.)
Most important to me was the message behind it: speaking up. I know rape is a serious issue, but I'd like to tell why it could also be important.
I suffered from depression when I was 14 and I was behaving kind of like Melinda, i.e. not talking, bad grades and withdrawing myself. Until one day I couldn't bear it and told my parents. Speaking up was the best I could've done. Melinda was a little more alive when she was drawing, and the same goes with me and that's what makes this book so important to me.
So I think this book should be regarded from different perspectives, but of course focus on the issue of rape. I don't know why, but in my opinion society is still far too ignorant to notice such things. Everyone is only thinking about themselves - the others, who cares, I'm not a charity organisation.
So when I see one of my friends has troubles at home, I always tell them they have to talk and talk and talk. I tell them I am listening, and our other friends are there too, and it helps.
But there are still too many people who won't open their mouths, and that's a sad thing.
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