They complimented and supported each other helping to heal the abused parts of their lives. Both were childlike but also acted as adults. kdowney25ĭid you view Wavy as a child or an adult? How about Kellen? They took care of each other, relied upon each other, and made decisions that they thought would help the other. kdowney25Ĭonsidering their backgrounds, how likely are Wavy and Kellen to succeed in creating a healthy relationship and a 'normal' family?Īfter everything they both have been through, both separately and together, I have no doubt that they will have a successful marriage. With the adults in her life, sex was always present, spoken. However, for Wavy, sex was a natural extension of male-female relationships. I was hoping their relationship would remain platonic until the threat of legal action ceased to be an issue. Here are some of the comments posted about All the Ugly and Wonderful Things.Īs you were reading, did you find yourself wishing that Wavy and Kellen's relationship would remain platonic? What do you think would have ultimately happened to Wavy and Kellen if the relationship had remained platonic? Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers! Top Ten Hottest Reads of 2016 New York Daily Newsīest Books of 2016 St. A powerful novel you won't soon forget, Bryn Greenwood's All the Ugly and Wonderful Things challenges all we know and believe about love.ģ1 Books Bringing the Heat this Summer ≻ustle

When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world.

After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.īy the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents.

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