{"id":7569,"date":"2024-04-03T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2024-03-24T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:06:29","slug":"the-tragedy-of-dane-riley-teen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2024\/the-tragedy-of-dane-riley-teen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tragedy of Dane Riley – Teen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by\u00a0Jasmine Sov<\/span>, age\u00a017<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tragedy of Dane Riley<\/span> <\/em>by Kat Spears<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ever since Dane Riley\u2019s dad died, Dane hasn\u2019t been able to feel okay with himself. He\u2019s flunking his classes, being a jerk (sometimes) to the girl he likes so she doesn\u2019t set her expectations too high, and he doesn\u2019t think he really cares about life at all. To make things worse, his mom seems to have moved on altogether, while her new boyfriend and the boyfriend\u2019s terrible son have moved into their house. Throughout the novel, Dane deals with his grief, learns a few things about coyotes and oysters, and gathers the courage he needs to make his life worth living.<\/p>\n

The Tragedy of Dane Riley explores grief after the death of a parent in a very raw, often uncomfortable way. But this uncomfortable feeling is essential to the story\u2014in real life, grief is rarely ever uncomplicated. Dane\u2019s caught in a dark, angry headspace that causes him to lash out at those around him, throw his personal belongings and struggle with finding a reason to keep on living. Ultimately, he finds that it\u2019s okay to not be sure about your future and just take things one step at a time. I liked the use of character interactions to advance Dane\u2019s personal development, as well as the exploration of other characters\u2019 feelings and reactions after Dane\u2019s dad died. Though some of the conversations between Dane, his mother and their therapist were painful to read, I felt that the author was successful in depicting two members of a family struggling, but trying nonetheless to communicate their feelings.<\/p>\n

3 stars of 5 stars<\/p>\n

Find this book in our catalog:\u00a0N\/A<\/em><\/p>\n

Catalog Number: N\/A<\/p>\n

320 pages<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by\u00a0Jasmine Sov, age\u00a017 The Tragedy of Dane Riley by Kat Spears Ever since Dane Riley\u2019s dad died, Dane hasn\u2019t been able to feel okay with himself. 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