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Anna Bloom is in high school, but she doesn't really attend. More and more she stays home and becomes depressed. She thinks about killing herself, but that's all, she just thinks. Her parents have decided that she would benefit from a stay in the "loony bin." Seriously, how could they do this? All she wants to do is just stay in her room and sing along to music. What's so wrong with that?
As Anna stays in her new "home" she finds that she can make friends, crush on a "mental" cutie, and lose weight without trying which should make her mean doctor happy. She has found a place where she can be herself and be comfortable.

I loved this!!! I knew I would enjoy this book because I love looks into mental institutions, but this hit the spot for me. I found myself really believing the story. An interview in the back of the book says that this is the author's real story, but I wish I knew what really happened and what she added about her stay in a mental institution. Anna's voice sounded just like a teenager. Her attitude, her choice of words, and her likes and dislikes brought a genuine feel to the story. As I read I felt like maybe I would have benefited from staying there with her as a teenager! Probably would still! Hahaha!

I rated this 5/5 and highly recommend it.


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Get Well Soon Julie Halpern 9780312367954 Books Reviews

It isn't too complex. It's kind of funny. I would read it again.
It's interesting how it's written in a diary way.
Anna can't stop crying. She's in a psych hospital, in a bed in the middle of the hall and she doesn't belong. During her stay, she meets other teenagers with different problems, including a cute guy Justin. But could a guy like that ever fall for a girl like her?
Narrator Anna has a distinct, comical approach to telling her story of anxiety, depression and low self esteem. For the most part, this is a fast paced, enjoyable story with interesting characters. Unfortunately, the book is poorly researched and portrays neither depression, nor psych hospitals and mental illness realistically. Anna's parents are never part of her treatment, she only sees a therapist once a week, she's never given a treatment plan or feedback about her progress. YA readers may not be interested in the authenticity of the psych hospital setting, and they will likely relate to the spunky heroine who doesn't realize just how wonderful she is.
This book is a good quick read. It came fast and was at a reasonable price. It a well written gook though the topic is quite sad
It’s kind of a slow book and I didn’t really feel like there was a point to it but it was still an interesting read.
I came across Julie Halpern's first novel while browsing the offerings over at Feiwel & Friends. I was so grateful they were publishing Long May She Reign that I grabbed Carpe Diem and GET WELL SOON as well because if they're publishing Ellen Emerson White books they not only have superb taste, they deserve my undying loyalty. Plus, both books just looked good. GET WELL SOON tells the story of Anna Bloom, a depressed teenager whose parents commit her to a mental institution when her panic attacks get in the way of her going to school. Alone, overweight, and braless, Anna starts writing a series of letters to her best friend Tracy as a way of staying sane despite being surrounded by drug dealers, Satanists, pregnant cheerleaders, oh my!

Anna's voice is at times bitter, amused, desperate, and uncertain. But it is always matter-of-fact. And it is this quality that is most appealing. I never got the feeling she was sugar-coating the way things were or trying to put something over on her reader. She writes all of these letters describing her experience in minute detail yet she doesn't send a single one. They stay in her room with her, her roommate Sandy, and Sandy's plastic baby Morgan. They seem to be a way of processing the unimaginable thing that has happened to her. By keeping them she can continue to review and add on to the narrative so that when it is time to go home there will be a record of how she survived. In an ironic twist of fate, life in the mental hospital turns out to be more interesting and "healthy" for Anna than it was outside. She makes friends who understand her and who do not send her "Get Well Soon" cards as though she had chicken pox or mono. Despite the absurd hospital workers and a few admittedly crazy fellow patients Anna is able to be herself. Paradoxically, the confining walls give her the space she needs to figure out not only what happened to her, but what she will do with this new-found self knowledge. I laughed repeatedly while reading about Anna and Sandy, Justin and Matt O. I felt about like Anna did when the time came to leave the hospital. I wasn't ready. A little more time in the loony bin, please. The real world can wait. But Anna had to go back home and the book had to end and I'm happy I got to spend this time with her.
This was such an awesome book! Initially, I thought it was going to be one of those stereotypical, heavy "issues" books. I was completely wrong. It was serious, but it was also really funny. All the characters fit together well, and the story was well-developed. All in all, I loved it. Yes, it has serious moments involving mental illness, but it is very well balanced with a good dose of humor, as well. Anna was an amazing, relatable character. I can't wait to read the sequel. Maybe her parents will come around... Do yourself a favor, and check this one out. You'd be "crazy" not to.
Honestly I dislike this book. I mean I love books about mental health but this one is just her writing dumb letters and complaining. I seriously think there is better. I recommend torn by Rosie Lewis (which is a foster care book that you'll fall in love with) or The Disappearing girl by Heather Topham Wood. ( which is an eating disorder book that really shows the battle) if you guys are into you know the sad dramatic books. I wouldn't recommend this one at all. I'm sorry to the author.
Anna Bloom is in high school, but she doesn't really attend. More and more she stays home and becomes depressed. She thinks about killing herself, but that's all, she just thinks. Her parents have decided that she would benefit from a stay in the "loony bin." Seriously, how could they do this? All she wants to do is just stay in her room and sing along to music. What's so wrong with that?
As Anna stays in her new "home" she finds that she can make friends, crush on a "mental" cutie, and lose weight without trying which should make her mean doctor happy. She has found a place where she can be herself and be comfortable.

I loved this!!! I knew I would enjoy this book because I love looks into mental institutions, but this hit the spot for me. I found myself really believing the story. An interview in the back of the book says that this is the author's real story, but I wish I knew what really happened and what she added about her stay in a mental institution. Anna's voice sounded just like a teenager. Her attitude, her choice of words, and her likes and dislikes brought a genuine feel to the story. As I read I felt like maybe I would have benefited from staying there with her as a teenager! Probably would still! Hahaha!

I rated this 5/5 and highly recommend it.