Why we broke up
Why we broke upDaniel Handler
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Why we broke up (2011)

Daniel Handler

Others: Leaning positive

Sixteen-year-old Min Green writes a letter to Ed Slaterton in which she breaks up with him, documenting their relationship and how items in the accompanying box, from bottle caps to a cookbook, foretell the end.

ISBN:
9781443401890
Length:
354 pages

Genres: romance, young adult

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Reviews3

Loved it

I had a fantastic time reading this book and I really just loved the way that the story was developed and I highly recommend it if you're looking for a contemporary that doesn't necessarily have the happiest ending but will really get you thinking.

Not a fan

the main character of this book was my biggest problem the one writing the letter she felt incredibly pretentious to me and she was one of those girls that her only appeal was that everyone just kept telling her how different she was