My Takes and Thoughts on Goodbye Days

BLOG THREE - GOODBYE DAYS Written by Aaliyah Strayhorne  Okay, remember when I said I thought Carver and Jesmyn would stay friends? Yeah, scratch that. The last few chapters I just read made me change my mind. Let me start off by saying, if Carver and Jesmyn do not end up dating I would be extremely surprised. Carver basically took Jesmyn out on a date, but of course they were just “hanging out” as “friends”, which I guess they technically were, but it just did not seem that way at all! First of all, Carver totally has a crush on Jesmyn. Or he is at least developing feelings for her– Same thing. It is hard to say whether or not Jesmyn feels the same way or not, but she is super sweet to Carver, which could just be her personality or something, I am not sure. All I know is she definitely cares about him a lot. I will have to read more if he acts that way towards everyone or just Carver. But anyways, like I said in my past blogs, it’s written from a first person point of view so I ...

 BLOG TWO - GOODBYE DAYS Written by Aaliyah Strayhorne      To be honest, I do not know exactly how to feel about Carver and Jesmyn, his dead friend’s girlfriend. As I read, I kind of get the vibe that Carver may sort of be developing feelings for Jesmyn. While it is too early to decipher, it just seems like they are going to be more than friends by the end of the book. Initially Carver just needed someone to talk to, but I mean, they stayed on the phone with one another all night long. Personally, I’m only doing that with someone I have a crush on… It doesn’t sit right with me solely because Jesmyn is the girlfriend of one of his friends that died. Like, wouldn’t Carver be reminded of his friend every time he saw her? Wouldn’t he feel weird dating Jesmyn after the car accident? Taking his friend’s place after he died in a fatal accident? It just seems disrespectful. Imagine how his friend would feel, seeing Carver steal his girlfriend as soon as he passed away. If ...

BLOG ONE - GOODBYE DAYS  Written by Aaliyah Strayhorne The book I am reading, Goodbye Days, by Jeff Zentner, makes me feel pretty sad, as I feel sympathy for the main character. For some background knowledge, the main character, Carver, is experiencing and dealing with the death of his three best friends, and the worst part is, he may be responsible. Not on purpose of course. While I can’t understand how he truly feels, as none of my best friends have died before, it still makes me feel upset. With the book being written from a first person point of view, I am able to perceive Carver’s emotions and thoughts firsthand. He experiences feelings of guilt, misery, anxiety, and mourning. I could not imagine losing my best friend, or anyone I love. I’m very lucky to be fortunate enough to have all my friends still in my life. I’ve lost friends in a way where we no longer talk or parted ways, that’s as much as I can relate. I know losing friends due to death is a much more painful, trauma...