Coral | 
pickIn Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Juliet wrote that she believed sometimes books found their way to the people who needed to read them. This book has been on my list for some time, and I finally got to reading it. A re-telling of Hans Christian Anderson‘s The Little Mermaid disguised as an uplifting story about mental health. I am not nothing, and neither are you.
Book: Coral
Author: C.J. Tudor
Movie or TV show: Captain Phillips
Singer or band: Chvrches
Song: Catch Me If You Can by Walking on Cars
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pickThis was such a touching story of healing. Trigger warnings for anxiety, suicide and trauma, but they are all dealt with so gently, so realistically. Took about halfway through to really get the feel that Corals and Brookes story is the same. Just told through a different lens since the trauma was so bad. The end wraps up so nicely. I can tell which character was which by the end. You are not nothing. Suicide prevention lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
Maybe that young woman with her designer bag and eyes glued to her phone suffers from anxiety, depression or even PTSD. That‘s the thing about mental illness. It has many faces. And most of them look pretty normal. You never know the person is slowly dying inside.
Half way thoughts. These three characters are starting to blend together. Though it‘s Coral and Merrick each looking for someone they lost, and Brooke -still separate from then-starting to feel like she belongs in this world and doesn‘t want to die. I‘m getting the sense that this book is actually Brookes way of healing. Also, I really like the way that all this trauma is handled. Real, yet simple. Painful, yet hopeful. Pills and therapists.
A couple of nothings, making their way towards something. Something beautiful. Something real. Something I haven‘t seen in quite some time. This getting really real and is making me tear up.
Alright, here we go. Here we follow three characters- each taking turns narrating. I‘ve read to their each first chapter so far. Coral; the little mermaid stricken with the “Disease” of emotions and doesn‘t want the life her father created for her. Brooke; teenager whose feels lost in her life and wants out, wakes in a clinic. Merrick; son of the perfect wealthy father who “wants the best for his children” while manipulating as much as he can.
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The author handled some tough subjects thoughtfully and with interesting symbolism that I hope will provoke meaningful discussion. I think Coral is an important book but urge readers to enter with the right frame of mind. This book deals with the authentic heaviness of life and its effect on those who are in deep pain.
Full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/375114593248820?d=n&sfns=mo
What are you reading now? Do you expect to finish it before the month ends?
My current reads: An ebook called The Other Wife by Claire McGowan, Coral by Sara Ella, and Here To Stay by Mark Edwards. I‘m pretty certain the only thing I can expect to finish before November 1 rolls in is Here To Stay.
Simple, but beautiful. And very detailed once you really start looking at it.
Out Noember 12
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Coral not only contains one of my favorite things - mermaids - it explores important topics: trauma and mental health.
“For the girl who is not okay. For the boy who wonders if it will ever get better. This story is for you. My hope is that Coral‘s tale may be a small pinprick of light in your darkness - a reminder that you are seen. You are loved. You are not alone. You are not nothing, my friend. And neither am I.” ~Sara Ella
