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Breathtaking. Warga Jasmine - ‘My Heart and other black holes’ , ‘Inima mea si alte găuri negre’

Something about this book that makes you not want to put it down for more than a couple of hours.

The story revolves around a sixteen year old teenager named Aysel which is obsessed with it’s own suicide. With a criminal father, a mother who can hardly look her in the eye and an unusual passion for the laws of physics she eventually comes in touch with a boy found on a website under section ‘partners for suicide wanted’. Therefore they start to get their plan going.They both go through a series of more or less Fortunate events. They go for regular car rides and in the end they end up going to visit Aysel’s dad in prison. The two charachters are beautifully constructed as well as their relationship. Their dialogues are breathtaking and their inner thoughts and struggles are as fascinating to read.In the end Aysel is trapped between her own wish to fulfill her own suicide or to try and help ‘FrozenRobot’ ( they boy’s online nickname) to want to stay alive. She’s constantly trying to keep reviving herself by finding and using their ‘potential energy’ (physics principle) to boost further, hiding her fear of being considered a coward regarding the plan they were determined to have the courage not to stray from.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It is one great Young Adult and I couldn’t have enough of it. It’s light and entertaining to the bone even if it’s dealing with such a sensitive subjects. I recommend it anytime you feel like you want to read something ‘out of the ordinary’. Enjoy!

"At times poignant, bitter, and funny, this narrative captures [a] unique voice that questions what it means to die-and to live."-- Booklist (starred review)

“Earnest and heartfelt . . . any teen who's ever felt like an outsider will be able to relate to Aysel's and Roman's fully realized characters."-- Kirkus Reviews

“Warga delves honestly into the very difficult issues of teenage depression...sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but ultimately filled with hope."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Aysel, o adolescenta de saisprezece ani pasionata de fizica, este obsedata sa-si planifice sinuciderea. Cu o mama care nici nu o poate privi fara sa se cutremure, colegi rautaciosi si un tata a carui crima a dat peste cap micul oras, Aysel este pregatita sa-si transforme „energia potentiala” in neant.

Este doar o problema, insa: Aysel nu e convinsa ca are curajul s-o faca singura. Dar odata ce descopera un site cu o sectiune care se cheama Parteneri pentru Sinucidere, Aysel crede ca a gasit solutia: un adolescent cu pseudonimul FrozenRobot (aka Roman), bantuit de o tragedie de familie, isi cauta si el partener.

Desi Aysel si Roman nu au nimic in comun, in scurt timp ajung sa-si gaseasca fiecare locul in viata distrusa a celuilalt. Pe masura ce planul lor de sinucidere incepe sa capete contur, Aysel se intreaba daca intr-adevar vrea sa mearga pana la capat. In cele din urma, ea trebuie sa aleaga intre dorinta de a muri si incercarea de a-l convinge pe Roman sa traiasca, pentru a-si descoperi „energia potentiala” impreuna. Numai ca Roman ar putea sa nu se lase convins. ( -review gasit pe www.elefant.ro)

„Vie, plina de intensitate, sinceritate naucitoare, umor si bineinteles emotie. Este un debut extraordinar al unei voci aparte in fictiunea pentru adolescenti, care m-a lasat peste masura de uimita si profund emotionata. A nu se rata!“ — Nova Ren Suma —

„Cu o inteligenta iesita din comun si o sensibilitate dusa la extrem, Warga ne daruieste un roman care are melodicitatea lui Mozart, logica fizicii avansate si perspectiva corecta pentru a vedea legatura dintre ele. Este ceva complet nou, o carte frumoasa, care te misca si care in mod neasteptat este o pledoarie pentru viata.“ — Chris Lynch —

„Warga, aflata la debutul ei literar, trateaza fara ezitare un subiect delicat cu sensibilitate si sinceritate, fara a banaliza gandurile si emotiile personajelor ei, totul culminand cu o fermecatoare poveste de dragoste.“ — The Horn Book —