I liked the way it was handled and discussed.

Some of the characters rea I felt this offered a different view and perspective on mental health in a way I hadn't quite seen it represented before. I think the conclusion was clever but I also wanted more. However I do feel like the plot began to drop and as much as I tried to wait for something to peak again it never really did. I also thought the plot was leading up to a mystery that would capture my attention, but unfortunately this didn't happen. I felt this offered a different view and perspective on mental health in a way I hadn't quite seen it represented before. 'Another Place' is highly recommended.more The characters are vividly drawn in all their complexity and contradiction, the setting is gloriously realised and grimy, and the whole thing is told in a tender, sardonic voice that it utterly compelling. It's refreshing to read a book featuring depression and mental illness that not only *gets it*, but is about someone familiar, almost comfortable with their illness, someone who is doing their best to rebuild themselves and find a way to live with it. It is by turns gorgeous, tough, heartbreaking, funny, and shocking. 'Another Place' is further testament to that fact. The characters are viv Anybody who has read 'In Bloom', Matthew Crow's previous book, will know he's a beautiful, truthful writer. moreДЄnybody who has read 'In Bloom', Matthew Crow's previous book, will know he's a beautiful, truthful writer. If I see this at YALC, you know I'll be snapping it up for sure!. I'd also recommend going into the book not really knowing much, so you can be surprised and intrigued by every page like I was. If you liked the third season of 'Broadchurch' - for vibe and tone - this is the book for you. I've read about troubled teenagers and criminals but never has that niche group being portrayal as well as they are here. I've read books about characters with depression before. The conversations were gritty and sad, funny and heartwarming, depending on who Claudette was speaking to.I could go on and on. The character descriptions were so precise that I knew exactly who everyone was. The writing was well executed, flipping seamlessly between the past and present to give you an idea of the relationship Claudette had with Sarah.

'Another Place' is Matthew Crow's second book and it's miles better than 'In Bloom', which just felt like it was trying to be the UK's answer to 'The Fault in Our Stars'. The character descrip I think I need more time to think about how truly great this book was, because I'm sitting on the fence between a four and five star rating. I think I need more time to think about how truly great this book was, because I'm sitting on the fence between a four and five star rating. The same could be said about her seaside hometown: this close-knit community seems to be unspooling in the wake of the sudden disappearance of one of her schoolmates, Sarah.ДЄs the police investigate and the press dig around for dirt, small town secrets start to surface - and Claudette must do everything in her power to keep her head above water.ДЄnother Place is a novel about lost girls - and the meaning of home.more She may look unchanged but everything's different. Released into the care of her dad, she faces the daunting task of piecing herself back together. Sixteen-year-old Claudette Flint is coming home from hospital after an escalating depression left her unable to cope.

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