maybe it's just my experience with similar problems but i think John Green did an amazing job with putting you in the mind of Aza and really showing you what makes her tick. it's one thing to tell or describe it in great detail, but rationalising it alongside her really makes you feel how damaging it must be.

i think it was a very good read, it was one of the first books that let me know how much i truly like character driven books. there's so much in the applebees visits, and in the moments where nothing happens.

if i had to complain about anything, the confrontation with Daisy felt a bit... contrived? Daisy didn't strike me as the type of person to hold a grudge rather than addressing the problem. and with someone like Aza i would imagine a friend realises quickly that you just need to point out when they're being an asshat. think of An Abundance of Katherines. Hassan is happy to yell dingleberries whenever colin talks about something that people don't care about.

that and the "oo rich guy goes missing?1??1!1?" is a fairly simple plot device but i think it's fine cause the story isn't really about the plot.

but that's me looking for things to complain about methinks. fun read otherwise, and i'm no doctor so i'm not sure if it's correct but it for sure gave me a different view on OCD which i think is good with how loose you see the word thrown about nowadays