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Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi book review

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi

Destroy Me is the second book in the Shatter Me series, and we get to see it from Warners perspective this time. This very short, 100-page novella lets the reader get a good look at Warners true feelings, as well as his relationship with his father and how he looks at The Reestablishment 

 

I have heard a lot about this book, ranging from people thinking it's pointless and boring, to that it is a great way to get a better look into the primary character of Warner. I personally did not think that it was pointless at all, even though I  

 understand people's frustration with it. At the end of the first book, the thing that intrigued me the most was learning more about Warner and why he is the way that he is, and we got that fully in this novella.

 

Throughout the novella we follow Warner as he deals with Jullietes absence, and the destabilization it causes not only in his sector, but also in the rest of The Reestablishment. When Warner's father, the leader of the group, comes to stay at his home he has to confront his feelings from his past and sort through overwhelming new emotions he does not quite know how to deal with. 

 

Things get even harder for him when he finds Juliet's old journal, which she used in her time imprisoned to write down all of her thoughts and feelings. We get to see Warner's true fascination and obsession with her, and how far he would really go to see her again. 

 

I liked how the author drew a lot of similarities between Julliete and Warner in this novella, and it did make the reader understand how alike in their lives and feelings they really are. They do a lot of the same things to calm themselves down, follow a lot of the same patterns, and feel trapped in their world in similar yet different ways. The author did a great job in not revealing too much information, just enough to understand Warner better. It leaves it very open to discover more revelations about Warner and Juliettes relationship which I am very excited for. 

 

All in all I think that this book is a very useful quick read. It gives a better idea about the characters and expands on the world in the form of his father and how he plans on leading The Reestablishment. Warner is a very unique male character and it is very interesting to see how his mind works, and piercing together if he really is crazy or not. I would recommend anyone to read this book, as long as you keep in mind that it is a short novella, and might not reveal as much about the world as you wish.

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