Even when this love wasn't enough to solve all the problems, it still mattered, it still bound them all together. Particularly effective in this book was the sense of just how much the characters cared about each other. At times it steals her away from her family, and sometimes she comes back, but everyone bears the scars of her episodes. Lucia is a wonderful character - brilliant, funny, sassy, bold, and plagued by chronic mental illness. As readers, we get to see Lucia's struggles with mental illness from all their points of view and learn how the effects of her illness ripple out to impact so many lives. Lee invites us into the worlds of Miranda, Lucia, Manny and Yonah, the characters in her novel, Everything Here is Beautiful. As readers, we get to see Lucia's struggles with mental illness from all their points of v In clear, dazzling prose, Mira T. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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