Why We Broke Up

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (and art by Maira Kalman)

Book of the Week: 12 February 2017

It’s Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, so our book of the week is a romance.

If you are a John Green fan you are likely to enjoy this story of mis-matched couple Min and Ed told in similarly snappy dialogue with quirky characters and heartfelt emotion.

Min and Ed fall in love quickly, despite their being polar opposites. Min is described as ‘different’ and ‘arty’ although she regularly points out she can’t draw or paint. She loves old movies and wants to be a film director when she leaves school. Ed is the basketball-team star whom everyone wants to date and Min is as surprised as anyone when he returns her feelings.

Although we know from the beginning that their love affair is over, the suspense lies in finding out exactly how it happened. We discover how it happened by hearing the story from Min’s point of view as she returns a box of mementos to Ed’s doorstep, explaining the significance of each one and listing the reasons why their relationship didn’t work.

There is an interview with Daniel Handler (who also writes under the name of Lemony Snickett) here 

For more romantic reads, take a look at the current display in the School Library.

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