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Outside the Lines
Outside the Lines
Author: Amy Hatvany
When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding out on the bathroom floor. The suicide attempt led to her parents' divorce, and David all but vanished from Eden's life. Since childhood, she has heard from him only rarely, just enough to know he's been living on the streets and struggling with mental illness. But lately, there h...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781451682991
ISBN-10: 1451682999
Publication Date: 2/2012
Pages: 358
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
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kdurham2813 avatar reviewed Outside the Lines on + 753 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A book where mental illness takes center stage, but the reader gets a full picture with this read - from both the person fighting the illness to the family that is affected by the highs and the lows of the disease. The format of this book was a perfect way to share the story both what is currently happening to the full story of the past.

From the beginning we meet Eden who has been severely damaged by her father's battle with a mental illness. She has struggled with her romantic relationships and can not find fulfillment at her job. Throughout the book you read the past from both her perspective and her fathers and learn why she has come to be the adult she is now. I absolutely loved reading the perspective of her father and having moments in his head as he tried to conform to society's standards and be a father and a husband.

A story that hits you deep in your heart and makes you want to rescue her from her expectations of a father that can't live up to them. I fell hard into this book and was swallowed hole by the story. I couldn't put down if I tried!
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Helpful Score: 2
Good overview of mental illness; sad and tragic but a good story
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I wanted to keep reading and to find out more about the characters. I wished the book hadn't ended.


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