Young Adult

We Are Okay

We Are Okay

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  • Create Date：2021-10-12 09:55:54
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Nina LaCour
  • ISBN：0142422932
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Summary

Nina LaCour's award-winning， achingly beautiful novel is now available in paperback！

-Includes a new foreword by Nicola Yoon， #1 bestselling author of The Sun is Also a Star and Everything， Everything-

Winner of the Michael L。 Printz Award

"Short， poetic and gorgeously written。" -The New York Times Book Review
"A beautiful， devastating piece of art。 -Bookpage

You go through life thinking there's so much you need。 。 。 。 Until you leave with only your phone， your wallet， and a picture of your mother。 Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind。 No one knows the truth about those final weeks。 Not even her best friend Mabel。 But even thousands of miles away from the California coast， at college in New York， Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun。 Now， months later， alone in an emptied dorm for winter break， Marin waits。 Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart。

An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch， We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest。 This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love。

Praise for We Are Okay

"Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy。" --Bustle

★ "Exquisite。" --Kirkus

★ "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss， bewilderment， and emotional paralysis 。 。 。 raw and beautiful。" --Booklist

★ "Beautifully crafted 。 。 。 。 A quietly moving， potent novel。" --SLJ

★ "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray。" --Publishers Weekly

★Bittersweet and hopeful 。 。 。 poetic and skillfully crafted。 --Shelf Awareness

"So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe。 This is a perfect book。" --Stephanie Perkins， bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss

"As beautiful as the best memories， as sad as the best songs， as hopeful as your best dreams。"
--Siobhan Vivian， bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World

"You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin， in your gut。 Beautifully written， heartfelt， and deeply real。" --Adi Alsaid， author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

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Reviews

Casandra ，

3。5

saz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was so good！ i loved the length and i think its just a heartwarming message of grief， betrayal， loneliness and also wrapped in a slight coming of age story。 It left me feeling satisfied but also i had a couple questions and there was no finality of it really which i actually think made the book better。 grief has no finality to it， you cant make an active decision or recognise a definitive point to stop grieving and i think the （incredibly warm and sweet） ending had bittersweet undertones to i It was so good！ i loved the length and i think its just a heartwarming message of grief， betrayal， loneliness and also wrapped in a slight coming of age story。 It left me feeling satisfied but also i had a couple questions and there was no finality of it really which i actually think made the book better。 grief has no finality to it， you cant make an active decision or recognise a definitive point to stop grieving and i think the （incredibly warm and sweet） ending had bittersweet undertones to it which were incredibly moving and reflective of the grief the mc was suffering through。 。。。more

Sam ，

3。5/5 stars

Sarah ，

I have this book a two rating because it took me forever to read because of how slow and just boring it was。 I feel like the ending was left open and I hate that。 So many unanswered questions。 It had so much more potential to go into more detail about her grandpa。 Very disappointed in this book

Kennya ，

this book was not for me。 I am not grieving and it was hard for me to relate。 The book was really good， it just wasn’t my book。

Miss Mara ，

While I love gay romance in any context， I did not feel like any romance at all was necessary in this story。 Still liked it though。

emilie ，

4。5

Helen ，

Extremely well written， loved the story as whole

Shivantika ，

"We were nostalgic for a time that was not yet over。"This was lovely。 Normally this isn't the type I book I would read， but I was recommended this， and perhaps that is the fact that made this book so special。 It was sweet， and slow， and creeps into caring without much of a sound。 I just appreciate the overall message: the fact that We Will Be Okay， even though it seems like the storms just keep coming， even though everyone leaves， even though it feels like there is no one in the world that s "We were nostalgic for a time that was not yet over。"This was lovely。 Normally this isn't the type I book I would read， but I was recommended this， and perhaps that is the fact that made this book so special。 It was sweet， and slow， and creeps into caring without much of a sound。 I just appreciate the overall message: the fact that We Will Be Okay， even though it seems like the storms just keep coming， even though everyone leaves， even though it feels like there is no one in the world that sees you as you and not a stranger that never existed at all。 。。。more

Assi Tiihonen ，

My first lesbian book and that was okayy。 A bit boring

Bailey ，

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD I read this in one 4 hour sitting what an amazing book。 Just bawling like a BABY and a more perfect end than I could have even wished for。

Gene ，

Recently discovered Nina LaCour， now working my way through her books。 I loved this one， I know more than anyone need know about grief and she touches on all the tender spots in this marvelous book。It's a bit different from the path most take， but Marin actually discovers more about herself and her mother after her grandfather （who raised her） disappears/dies。 What an odd relationship they had， in some ways he was very good to her， in others simply awful。 Her retreat into herself is absolutely u Recently discovered Nina LaCour， now working my way through her books。 I loved this one， I know more than anyone need know about grief and she touches on all the tender spots in this marvelous book。It's a bit different from the path most take， but Marin actually discovers more about herself and her mother after her grandfather （who raised her） disappears/dies。 What an odd relationship they had， in some ways he was very good to her， in others simply awful。 Her retreat into herself is absolutely understandable。 I am not a fan of the flashback mode of story telling， I don't think it served a real purpose here either。 I'm sure others will disagree as did Nina， obviously。 I just findit distracting。Marin's grandfather hid her mother from her。 Told her no stories， showed her no pictures from his private trove of memories that she had every right to see and know。 There's no one now who can help her with that， with processing that。The book left a lot hanging， she's got one year's tuition at her eastern private college， but what happens after that？ Her mother was a renowned surfer but she never even tries it？ So much I don't understand。 She and Mabel， her best friend and girl friend， just watch？ I get Mabel trying so hard to reach out， I do NOT get her just moving on to a guy in three months time。 Yes， Marin didn't respond to anything but three months？ Please。 Then to go to New York to "get" her to come back to California at Christmas？ Why？ I'm lost there。I loved Mabel's parents， her mother is an extremely special woman， she actually filled the role of mother for Marin， in a way， from 14 on and then invites her into the family （18-19 is a little late to be adopting anyone， I honestly don't see how that will work out， though it is a special moment in the book） because the whole family had flown to NY with Mabel just in case Marin wouldn't agree to return to California for the winter break？ Which， by the way， is a month between semesters。 I didn't understand that either。Despite those odd issues， this is a wonderful read， went through it in one sitting and will reread at a slower pace because I'm sure I missed things。 I'm still a bit shocked her grandfather hid away her whole life writing letters to and from his dead daughter， never sharing her life with Marin， despite his taking care of her physically， he woefully neglected， even abused， her emotionally。 I can't reconcile those two things。 People are odd creatures， yes， but that was extreme and so， so unkind。 I understand his grief but that should have drawn him closer to Marin and it didn't。 At all。 My heart breaks for her， discovering all this after the fact。 The book closes on a positive note， but I'm not so sure， I think Marin will be years in recovering from what she's learned so far and will further learn when she really goes through the things her grandfather hid from her。 I really don't see the purpose in the becoming part of Mabel's family part either， at this stage in her life。 I'm more confused than clear at the end。 Going to three stars， just talked myself out of four， though I do so love Nina's writing。 。。。more

Jillian ，

i'm very confused still i'm very confused still 。。。more

Kaelin Marshall ，

3。5

Pao Manzo ，

not me crying on main bye

Anna ，

É um bom livro， primeiro contato que tive com a escrita da Nina e gostei pela delicadeza que ela tratou temas pesados e a fluidez da história。Não sabia de nada quando fui ler ele só que a protagonista é lésbica e que a autora é famosa。 Acho que teria curtido mais a leitura se tivesse lido ele no começo da pandemia por tratar do tema da solidão e de como eu me identifiquei com os problemas mentais da Marin e principalmente toda a mensagem do final que tudo vai ficar bem e que a gente só precisa d É um bom livro， primeiro contato que tive com a escrita da Nina e gostei pela delicadeza que ela tratou temas pesados e a fluidez da história。Não sabia de nada quando fui ler ele só que a protagonista é lésbica e que a autora é famosa。 Acho que teria curtido mais a leitura se tivesse lido ele no começo da pandemia por tratar do tema da solidão e de como eu me identifiquei com os problemas mentais da Marin e principalmente toda a mensagem do final que tudo vai ficar bem e que a gente só precisa de um pouco de amor。 O livro me tocou de tal maneira que terminei meio abalada。Enfim， ele é bom e obrigada Aline por ter me dado ele de presente。 。。。more

Ellie ，

I am not okay！

NameForMartin ，

Loved it loved it loved it。 Going straight into my favourites and I'm going to be buying myself a copy， since I read a copy from the library。 Loved it loved it loved it。 Going straight into my favourites and I'm going to be buying myself a copy， since I read a copy from the library。 。。。more

Rowynn DeGennaro ，

Listened to this mainly as an audiobook on my longer drives; it's a very good story， and though I haven't read one like this in a little bit， I did appreciate it。 Listened to this mainly as an audiobook on my longer drives; it's a very good story， and though I haven't read one like this in a little bit， I did appreciate it。 。。。more

Alissa ，

A beautiful story and so emotionally driven！ A good read for sure

Lina ，

sometimes the universe sends you books on your way to make life a little less lonely I guess。

Jennifer ，

This was a one-sitting read that left me in tears。

Jessie ，

3，75

Anke ，

wow。 I've been wanting to read this book for years now but I think it found me at the perfect time ❤ wow。 I've been wanting to read this book for years now but I think it found me at the perfect time ❤ 。。。more

Paola Moreno ，

4。5*

baileebooksxo ，

Nina Lacour knows how to write about the inexplicability of grief， that much is certain。

Colleen ，

Well， that was sad。

carla ，

I loved the subtle queer representation。

Tem ツ ，

Absolutely love this book！！

Sophia Jaeger ，

This book destroyed me。 Grief is something everyone must face at some point in their life and it leaves it's mark on all of us in different ways。 Nina lacour portrayed this grief in a heart wrenching manner leaving me to process the same grief her characters did。 It was such a great read and is relatively short so it made a nice evening read。 However be warned I cried for the better part of this book and don't think tears can easily be escaped。 This book destroyed me。 Grief is something everyone must face at some point in their life and it leaves it's mark on all of us in different ways。 Nina lacour portrayed this grief in a heart wrenching manner leaving me to process the same grief her characters did。 It was such a great read and is relatively short so it made a nice evening read。 However be warned I cried for the better part of this book and don't think tears can easily be escaped。 。。。more

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