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Book Review of What I Leave Behind

What I Leave Behind
What I Leave Behind
Author: Alison McGhee
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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Trigger warnings: suicide, rape

Everyone should be fortunate to have someone like Will in their lives. At age 16, he's learned the importance of "what we leave behind" in our interactions with others, whether the encounters last minutes or a lifetime. To deal with devastating things that happen to people in his inner circle, Will walks and walks and walks ... and spreads positivity.

The story is told in 100 chapters each comprised of 100 words. This formula doesn't hinder the story, but don't read too quickly - a powerful tale is told in these 10,000 words. Although I read this in an hour, many aspects of this YA novel will stay with me for much longer.