Along the way, Chase and Noah discover Camus, who they quote at length, reflecting their feeling that they are "Stuck here forever. It’s a story about love, about two teens who are struggling with their own issues, and where no one dies at the end.įind Sick Kids in Love on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound & The Book Depository.Through a series of four summers at a family beach house, teenage Chase catalogues tumultuous changes in his family, from his sister's birth to his parents' divorce and his first sexual experience, with a family friend his older brother, Noah, has also slept with. But it is not defined by its representation. I can’t speak to the representation in the book, but this book has the ability to give able bodied readers a look into living with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis and an invisible illness. It delivers on all the levels I can ask for in a book – emotional discussions about love and vulnerability, complicated families, witty banter and hilarious characters, and plenty of heart. I cannot recommend Sick Kids in Love more highly. Sick Kids in Love is complex offering discussions about chronic illness while balancing fractured families, fear of love, and the decisions to speak up for ourselves. How they discuss their illnesses, the ways their family can tiptoe around their illness or how people treat them in public. Whether it be Isabel’s steadfast belief in not dating, or Sasha’s contagious humor, their scenes are pure delightful. The characters in Sick Kids in Love fly off the pages.
Then when I heard about the main characters not only being Jewish but both having a chronic illness (rheumatoid arthritis and Gaucher disease if you’re wondering), I knew I had to get my hands on Sick Kids in Love. It’s been on my radar ever since I read Salt by Moskowitz, so I already knew Moskowitz has a knack for characters who are dimensional and emotional, but Sick Kids in Love is on a whole other level of love for me. Sick Kids in Love is one of those books I instantly fell in love with. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. He understands her more than her own father who’s a doctor. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He’s got a chronic illness Isabel’s never heard of, something she can’t even pronounce.
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