Ohio

This book changed my brain chemistry. As someone who grew up in a small town and moved to another small town in Northeast Ohio, the depictions of all the people and places mentioned were spot on. The drama is so real and unfortunately believable. The characters are complex, lovable at some times and hatable at others. It was easy to think of who I knew in high school and compare them to each of the high schoolers in the book. I could read another 500 pages about Bill. Vivid depictions of war, violence, trauma, sexual assault, and self harm, but that's life.