Five Feet Apart
Publication Date: November 20, 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Summary:
Human touch is consequential for a credible existence. Stella Grant knows this better than anybody. But she never understood its full impact until she couldn't have it. Cystic Fibrosis, in all its complexity, requires its victims to follow a strict list of criteria. On top of that list lies the most important rule: cystic fibrosis patients can never touch another patient. But then Stella met Will Newman, an artistic boy with a severe case of their shared disease. Despite their better judgment, the star-crossed pair decides to turn their back on order and find a way to be together. But can they find love while staying five feet apart?
Plot:
Young Adult Literature has a fair abundance of tragic love stories. It's a trope that proves to be inextinguishable. But Five Feet Apart stands apart from its fellow counterparts. Witty character dynamic, iconic dialogue, and comical antics gives Five Feet Apart personality most YA novels can only dream of achieving. However, I did feel that the plot was under-playing its ability to reach its full potential at certain points in the novel. Nonetheless, I found that Five Feet Apart never spares its readers a dull moment as it strives to confirm that love can be found in the most unlikely places.
Characters:
Emotions reach an ultimate high while reading through all characters struggles and triumphs. Never knowing who will survive their next surgery or finally receive a long-awaited lung transplant forces the reader to turn each page until the story is officially complete. All of the characters are unique and diverse in their own individual way; no two characters are the same in this novel, making it a fun-filled, suspense-laden read through and through.
Setting:
I throughly enjoyed reading a novel set in a hospital. Five Feet Apart offered factually pleasing information surrounding the medically enhance atmosphere without being over-exacting. Reading about the novel's scripted hospital routine allowed me to envision the routine lives of all hospital employees and patients.
Review:
I am giving Five Feet Apart four and a half stars out of five. It was a fast-paced read that gives an informative view of life with cystic fibrosis. I would recommend this book to fans of John Green's The Fault in our Stars or Nicola Yoon's Everything, Everything. Thanks for Reading :)
