WARNING: SPOILERS I decided to read All the Bright Places after listening to an author interview. I knew before I started that the book deals with suicide, loss, and grief. I knew it would rip my heart out. I read it anyway. The voices of the characters, particularly Finch, drew me in right away. I fell in love with him right alongside Violet. The author portrayed bipolar disorder very well, making it easy to understand and empathize with him. I was so busy falling in love wi

THE MAN STANDING IN THE kitchen had not been dead long. He had newbie written all over him. For starters, color clung to him; his hooded sweatshirt was such a vivid red, it looked tangible—as though I could reach out and pinch it between my fingers. I had noticed over the years that the longer ghosts hang around, refusing to move on, the more they resemble black and white copies of themselves. This man looked fresh. Alive. Had it not been for the telling chill that crept down