All the Bright Places is the story of Fitch and Violet who meet high up on the ledge of a tower close to their school contemplating life. This chance meeting changes both of them in very significant ways. Fitch has a fascination with death. He often researches ways people have died and this helps him when he gets into his 'dark' moods and struggles to get out of bed and engage with the world around him. Violet is dealing with the tragic death of her sister less than a year ago in a car accident. Violet is counting down the days until the end of high school when she can finally leave her town, her home and memories of her sister.
Fitch and Violet are very different people whose paths do not cross much at their high school. Violet is popular and hangs out with all the right people. Fitch is considered a freak by his fellow classmates. Yet somehow these two different people are thrown together and become friends. Along the way, they help each other deal with everything life has thrown at them.
I really enjoyed this book and the story. There were times I was crying, and other times I was laughing. It is a serious book, but with such beautiful moments. Fitch is a unique character who looks at the world differently than most people. Watching Violet deal with the grief of her losing her sister is heartbreaking.
This book, while appropriate in many ways for Intermediate students does deal with mature topics. Suicide is a prevalent theme in this story so I would caution anyone who wants to give this book to a student to read it first and ensure the student could handle the topic.
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