The Summer I Learned to Dive.

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The Summer I Learned to Dive
By Shannon McCrimmon
2/5 Stars.


Finn has been controlled by her mother all her life. Every decision has been made for her. When Finn finds out her late father's parents have been trying to get in touch with her, she runs away for a summer to meet her grandparents and learn more about her dad.

This book reminds me a lot of Sarah Dessen's writing style, but the exposition is a lot more rushed. It just kind of seems that she runs out of the door to her grandparents in five minutes and then spends a year just getting to know them. The real problem I have with this book though is it's portryal of mental illness. As a mentally ill person it makes me really upset when characters are percieved as antagonists because of a "mental illness". In this story, a character has bipolar disorder, and they paint  him as this giant monster, and he lives in the forest alone and dosen't interact with society. Bipolar people aren't like this. My very best friend is bipolar, and she manages very well. She's one of the most bubbly and social people I know. It just really rubbed me the wrong way to see that, so I gave the book two stars.

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