![]() ![]() While the book makes clever use of Emily Dickinson’s life and poetry, the prose itself is pedestrian and the plot is riddled with narrative cheats. ![]() Diaz arrives at school one morning to find a suicide note, she realizes her mistake and races to save Emily, whose emotional state has degraded to the point where she feels her only option is to take her own life. Diaz, becomes their accidental confidant, receiving anonymous letters that she assumes are from Elizabeth and turns over to the guidance counselor to put her on alert. Both girls are inveterate journal writers, and their English teacher, Ms. ![]() The kisser, Kevin, genuinely likes Emily, but she has a hard time going public with their relationship, fearing her father’s wrath. It’s therefore a problem when her friends post a picture of Emily’s first kiss at a party where there was obviously underage drinking. By contrast, her classmate Emily Delgado dissolves into meekness under the thumb of her oppressive father, who wants his family to maintain a squeaky-clean image so that he can run for office. Since her father left their family, Elizabeth Davis can’t contain her explosive anger. ![]()
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