Words on Bathroom Walls

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i118717108 |b1100040573260 |dmvphf |g- |m |h7 |x0 |t0 |i0 |j18 |k180328 |n04-11-2022 20:10 |o- |aREALISTIC FIC WAL Creates a psychologically tense story with sympathetic characters while dispelling myths about a much-feared condition.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review Adam μπορεί να ξεχωρίσει όταν τον γνωρίζουμε τι είναι πραγματικό και τι όχι αλλά το να είσαι στο κεφάλι του ήταν πολύ στρεσαριστικό. Δεν μπορώ να φανταστώ πως είναι να ζεις έτσι όλη σου την ζωή, να πρέπει να αγνοείς τις φωνές και παράλληλα να πρέπει κυριολεκτικά να ελέγξεις αν αυτός που σου μιλάει υπάρχει ή όχι.

But that was also when I realized I was seeing things other people couldn’t see. I was the only one jerking my head or squinting my eyes to get a better look. Everyone else was looking at me, not the birds that flew through the open window or the strange people who just sort of appeared in the living room. So I stopped wearing my spectacles and told my mom I’d lost them. For a while that worked and I could pretend, but eventually, she bought so many pairs there was no excuse. I was screwed. i110416296 |b1130003609967 |dpcya |g- |m |h5 |x0 |t2 |i1 |j2 |k170708 |n11-04-2023 18:09 |o- |aYA W23945woMy first doctor said it was unusual for the symptoms to manifest in someone so young. Schizophrenic males are more commonly diagnosed in their early to late twenties. I remember thinking, Well, shit, that’s awesome. I’m unusual. Adam’s new friend, Dwight, is vegan. This is like one or two lines in the book but, as a vegan, it always excites me when a vegan character pops up! In the beginning I thought it was my glasses. No, not glasses. Spectacles. I like that word better. I also have to say how much I appreciate Adam’s head on approach in coping with his mental condition.

I didn't hate this story, I just think that if you want to talk about this type of subject you should know what you're doing and do it properly. Adam goes to a catholic school. I don’t think I’ve ever read a YA book where the main character attends catholic school? And it’s not like a couple lines, catholic school is a main part of the book that is examined and talked about in depth. I will say that this book doesn’t have a super positive outlook on Christianity (being agnostic this was a plus for me). While the points brought up are completely valid, if you don’t want to hear any criticism of Christianity, this might not be the book for you. And no, Rebecca isn’t the only one I see, but I don’t like to talk about the others. The more I think about them, the more likely they are to appear, and they ... ruin things. It’s like they wait for my mind to quiet down before they show up. Now that he knows about me, about the illness, things are different. He doesn’t know what to do with me anymore. We’ll still sit and watch TV, but I can almost hear him thinking when I’m in the room. The weirdest feeling, aside from seeing things that aren’t actually there, is sitting on the couch next to a grown man who is suddenly afraid of me. He didn’t used to be afraid. It’s hard not to take that personally.This isn’t a love cure book, despite the fact that as Adam’s relationship begins, he thinks Maya could be the cure. Obviously, she isn’t. This is just a thought Adam has near the beginning of the book. Adam and Maya have a very healthy relationship that in no way cures Adam’s schizophrenia. But you did say to treat them as confidential and that they would never be used against me, so I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t use whatever language I’m comfortable with. I’m also not going to worry about ending sentences with a preposition. Or starting sentences with a conjunction. If this is, as you put it, “a safe space for me to express myself,” then I’m going to write what I’m thinking exactly as I’m thinking it. Our This Is My Brave Teens Intern, Anastasia Vlasova, had the opportunity to interview author Julia Walton recently on her book – Words on Bathroom Walls– that inspired the new major motion picture with the same title releasing this summer. Adam and Maya grow closer and closer, and their feelings for each other grow deeper and deeper. At the same time, the drug Adam has been taking starts failing, and it's making him more anxious, making his symptoms more vivid and less easy to hide. He's trying to hold it together the best he can, but with pressure from all sides, he's unsure how much longer he can keep his secret before people start to think of him differently, and their relationships change, something he fears more than his illness.