It's all sort of unimpressive, but they're falling in love, so everything seems extra great.ĭuring these outings, Finch acts as a sort of counselor to Violet. We think it's not really wandering if you have a plan and a map, but we're not going to be jerks about it.) Together, they see a lot of stuff, including two homemade roller coasters and the highest hill in Indiana. Soon enough, Finch and Violet begin to "wander." (That's what they call it, anyway. Geography teacher, who has instructed pairs of students to go see the sites of Indiana. (Suicide attempts make you tight like that.) The couple also gets a little nudge from their U.S. After that, they embark on a pretty intense romance. He uses his considerable charm to talk Violet down off the ledge. We quickly learn that while Finch isn't great at taking care of himself, he's really useful in a crisis. It's almost funny…except that it's totally not. He even writes fun facts about other people's suicides in his journal, Doogie Howser-style. He thinks about killing himself during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Most especially herself.įor Finch, suicidal thoughts are a dime a dozen. She doesn't like her old friends, her old hobbies, or her old face-nothing. See, ever since the death of her sister in a car accident, Violet hasn't felt like herself. These two high school seniors might have never gotten to know each other if it weren't for a crazy coincidence: They almost throw themselves out of a window at exactly the same time. Violet Markey is popular, and Theodore Finch is the school freak.
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