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Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:The New York Times bestseller from the author of If I Stay "Heartwrenching...If you are ready to be emotionally wrecked yet again, you are in luck." �?? Hypable A fateful accident draws three strangers together over the course of a single day: Freya who has lost her voice while recording her debut album. Harun who is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved. Nathaniel who has just arrived in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. As the day progresses, their secrets start to unravel and they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in helping the others out of theirs. An emotionally cathartic story of losing love, finding love, and discovering the person you are meant to be, I Have Lost My Way is bestselling author Gayle Forman at her finest. "A beautifully written love song to every young person who has ever moved through fear and found themselves on the other side." �?? Jacqueline Woodson, bestselling author of Brown Girl D… (more)
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The book is about three 19 year olds who meet by accident (literally) in a park in
This was an interesting book about feeling lost and alone in your life that just doesn't happen in the teen years. I thought it was well written and I think it's time that I read more YA books if this is a good representative of the genre
Thanks to Bookish First for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.
One has lost the voice on which her career depends, another is understandably a
Cowardly Lion, while the third is suddenly homeless.
As a single day and the story unfold, we see Freya's selfishness turn to
Harry's sensuality move beyond fear, and Nathaniel's confusions confront reality.
In a single day, a deep, enduring friendship evolves, surprising us and all three of them.
Their stories grow, not without heartbreak and loss, but with a measured gentle strength
in both plot and dialogue. It will be hard not to make a movie that stays true!
Readers might wish that the dated "loogie" and the frog cruelty would be gone -
they add nothing to the plot.
I Have Lost My Way (258 pages/ARC)
This ARC was kindly sent to me by Penguin Random House as part of a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you!
Release Date: March 27th 2018
Three young strangers happen to meet at a park in New York City under the most unusual of circumstances. While it seems like
When I started reading the book I did not expect to finish it in one sitting. From the first page, I was absolutely fascinated by the three characters and their very different lives. I was immediately able to sympathize with all of them and relate to their apparent need to please and care about those around them rather than to look after themselves. The friendship that they build is beautiful and surprisingly realistic, despite the unusual circumstances under which they meet. Forman tells their stories from different perspectives, using both past and present tense, as well as a first-person and omniscient narrator to present their lives. Her words bind you to this novel and keep you from putting it down until the very last page and make you hope and wish that you yourself will find friends like Freya, Nathaniel, and Harun one day. Excellent New YA contemporary! Must-read!!
Rating: ★★★★★
I have very little in common with the characters in this book but I was still able to relate to them. I understood Harun's need to please his family and his fear of losing their love if he shows them who he really is. I also understood Freya's fear of losing the one thing that is such an important part of her identity. I understood Nathaniel's need to not be a bother to anyone while living his life under the radar because "it's all good" anyway. I haven't been in the situations that Freya, Harun, and Nathaniel find themselves in during this story but I found each of their characters very easy to like and I really wanted to see them find what they needed in life.
I really did enjoy reading this book. This is the first of Gayle Forman's books that I have had the chance to read so I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started. I have to tell you that I loved her writing style. I sat down to read just a chapter of this book because I had things around the house and the next thing I knew it was 200 pages later. I was drawn in by the words and the images that they painted of these characters.
I really liked that the story was hopeful. These three characters are all at a low point in their lives and meet through a chance encounter. It turns out that meeting each other is exactly what they needed. I enjoyed watching them come alive and reach out to each other. Their bond developed very quickly but it felt completely authentic. I knew that they would be able to find their way together.
I would recommend this book to others. This is a pretty quick read that packs a punch. I wanted to know exactly what brought them to the point where they feel lost and cheered them as they started to connect with each other. I can't wait to read more of this talented author's work in the future.
I received an advance reader edition of this book from Viking Books for Young Readers via Bookish First.
It is their separate backstories, done in increments, that creates an exceptionally compelling plot. Skillfully written, it’s a structure that generates a perfect buildup to such a satisfying ending. This book is undeniably a story of destiny, and of how people arrive in one another’s lives just at the time when they’re most needed. Here's one very special book by Gayle Forman for those "young at heart" of all ages to enjoy.
I was not expecting to like this one, but I really did.
I love Gayle Forman. I love, love, love Gayle Forman. I have read almost every single one of her books in less than twenty
This book is another departure from the topics she was writing earlier, and it’s another new foray of writing type. I feel a little sad this sample was only a sniper, but I am very interested in where it is going so far and quite inclined to pick up the full copy and continue on where this one stopped.