SuitabookLove you hate you miss you
Elizabeth Scott
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside the young person, pausing around Amy’s guilt and changing memories. Invite them to discuss whether the present can matter while grief remains unresolved.
- Themes
- Grief and remembering: Amy writes repeated letters to Julia after Julia is gone, and begins to see that her memories of their friendship may have been idealised. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Guilt and responsibility: Amy believes she is responsible for what happened to Julia and does not want to discuss it with people who, she thinks, would not understand. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family attention and moving forward: Amy is frustrated by her parents’ sudden interest and by questions about Julia, while another adult encourages her to keep a diary. The situation raises questions about support and communication, but there is insufficient information to characterise the book’s judgement of Amy’s parents or professional help.
- Worth knowing
- The book deserves attention for bereavement, guilt and a distressed young person’s response to a friend’s death or disappearance; the exact circumstances and emotional intensity remain unclear.