There was something true in this book. There was something that hit the bedrock of what life is. And this book made me legit cry.We don’t learn the main characters name until very late in the narrative of this book, because this is not about the main character. It’s about all the things around her, and how her spot in the universe effects it, and how all the other things in the universe effect her spot in it. It’s about a girl who was blamed for something horrible that happened to her. It’s abou...

Zoe is one angry 17-year-old. She has been blamed for helping her bestfriend commit suicide. She has moved out of her beloved neighborhood, only to feel even more isolated. While seeing a shrink she is given a journal. The journal is used so that she may confront her fears as well as her emotions at her own pace- that is because she will tell teh shrink NOTHING. This book is narrarated in teh form of her journal entries. You dont see the novel unfold in a chronological order, but more in the way...

Aimee is not your ordinary happy go lucky story. It revolves around the world of a teen named Zoe, struggling with the sudden suicide of her best friend. Believing that she is to be blamed for Aimee’s death, Zoe struggles to move forward with her life. This book tackles popular teen issues such as drinking, depression, parental conflicts and suicide.Several issues described in this book were very relatable to the average teen. “We weren’t angels but we weren’t bad kids either” (P. 76). The plot

I must admit that I was a reader of darker stories when I was a teen. If it was tragic, brutal & gut-wrenching, then I was all over it. Aimee by Mary Beth Miller falls into that category with both hands & feet. There is no escaping the hard truth that this book discuses.Zoe is an exile. After moving to a new town, since there was no way she could stay in her old town after being acquitted of the murder of her best friend Aimee, Zoe is withdrawn, angry, & confused. Forced to see a therapist that

Very good book. Loved the way in which it was written. def. recommend!

Aimee is a disappointing read. The main character, Zoe, has been accused, somehow, they never really fully explain why the court thought so, that she murdered her best friend, Aimee. Apparently that gives her mother and father enough convincing to move away, and to not believe really anything Zoe says. Zoe sounds like a whiny teenager trying to imitate the tone of a weary adult.The only reason I finished the book was because I had to write this. There is no suspense, really, to keep you reading

Good god what long, dark, bleak road this was to finish. It's not even that I don't think there should be more books about teen suicide, because there should, or that there should be more books about molestation, because there is always a need. I don't know if maybe I'm kind of burned out on gay people being the latest 'IT' minority in YA novels. In the most recent YA books I've read, and these are not GAY teen novels, gay characters have been the best friend in love with the same-sex protagonis...

I randomly bought this book for 1$ at a sale cause the synopsis sounded alright and it was only 1$! it had sat on my shelf for probably a year or more before I finally picked it up.I am so glad I finally gave this a read. It was such a compelling and emotional journey. it really pulled me in and I found myself picking it up at every opportunity. I love how a random pick of an author I'd never heard of and a under the radar book made for such a great read. It pays to be adventurous in your readin...

I picked this book up again because I know it's a story that I've slipped into easily before and really that's all I'm craving at the moment. An easy story to slip into and starve off the emotions that are trying to consume me. If I remember correctly I was in 9th grade the first time I read it. I accidentally left it on the bottom rack of my desk in Mr. Walker's classroom. Rushing up to the school (it was a Friday and I couldn't wait out the weekend!) I found a janitor who let me in to grab it....

It was a very interesting book! It actually had me wanting to keep on reading more. The way the author expressed the character writing in a journal and then how she expressed herself when she was not writing in her journal, but hanging with her friends was what I likes the most about this book. The suspense that was going on throughout the book with the killing of Aimee and her best friend being accused of her death caught my eyes a lot. The way everything was in the detailed helped me give me a...

how would you act if your best friend killed herself in front of you? what would you do? to lose your bff then be accused of helping her, anyone would be angry, anxious and depressed. i think this book can be a huge trigger but can be healing also.

9 April 2002 Richie's Picks: AIMEE by Mary Beth Miller, Dutton, May 2002 "People who have never come close to seeking death don't understand its promise of an end to life's struggles. They don't understand the precarious teeter-totter on which a suicidal person balances, shuffling reasons to live and reasons to die back and forth to avoid hitting bottom. They don't understand that when you're that low, when you can't see beyond yourself and your fallen-apart world, it's the little things that se...

When I was younger, I hailed “Aimee” as one of the best books I had ever read. Now after rereading it years later, I find that my tastes have changed. Perhaps I didn’t like it because I had such high expectations at the start or because I’ve become more critical as a person in general, but whatever the case, this book was an annoyance more than anything else.1. Writing Style/ ReadabilityEasy read; it’s YA fiction after all. The author had a few irritating, repetitive habits though, like ending e...

The story, Aimee portrays many different issues that teens have to overcome on a daily basis. This includes bullying, anorexia, underage sex, alcohol, drugs, and the worst one of all suicide. The story revolves around a teenage girl protagonist, named Zoe, who suffers from anorexia and depression, as she unsuccessfully tries to fit in with the kids at her new high school. The author repeatedly writes, “I want to puke,” (pg 98 para.6)in Zoe’s point of view, which emphasizes Zoe’s pains. Worst o

Aimee by Mary Beth Miller is an intriguing book that relays the troubles of emotionally depressed teens. This book is particularly interesting to a teen audience because it deals with the relationship problems between a depressed and misunderstood teen. Rebellious and misunderstood teens can learn a great deal from Aimee about what not to do in times of stress or injustice. Mary Beth Miller clearly understands a teen's point of view and how they react.Aimee can also be an intriguing book for adu...

People who have come close to seeking death don't understand its promise of an end to life's struggles. They don't understand the precarious teeter-totter on which a suicidal person balances, shuffling reasons to live and reasons to die, back and forth, to avoid hitting rock bottom. They don't understand that when you're that low, when you can't see beyond yourself and your fallen-apart world, it's the little things that send you over the edge, not the big things. Suicide is such a h

The novel, Aimee, is a very good read and I absolutely enjoyed every page of it because it’s one of those novels you pick up and don’t ever want to put down until you are finished reading the whole book back and froth. The story can relate to a lot of young teenage girls who are struggling through adolescence because of the many tragic events that occurred in their lives, can you imagine no one believes anything you have to say? Not even your family?The story began with a girl named Zoe, who is

The book is excellently written except for one thing. Early in the book we learn that Zoe was tried for the murder (or, at least assisting in the girl's death) of a girl named Aimee. She was acquitted , but was banned by court-order from having anything to do with her friends and was also to go to a psychiatrist.I kept wondering why, if she was acquitted, she could be under "court-orders" for anything at all. If she was not guilty, then she was not guilty and the court didn't have any right to p...

In the novel Aimee, by Mary Beth Miller the main character Zoe is accused of murdering her best friend, Aimee. Zoe knows the truth that Aimee committed suicide however all the craziness around her is making her doubt herself. The story jumps between what is happening now and flashbacks of what happened which she writes in a journal. The book is very suspenseful because as the story progresses we find out little by little what happened on the night Aimee died. Zoe is forced to move out of her tow...

Zoe is left in the aftermath of her best friend’s suicide. The police, her parents, friends and even herself, blame Zoe for the death of Aimee. The story follows the struggles of Zoe as she tries to find herself in a new place and comes to terms with what happened that night.Zoe’s voice is very strong throughout the piece. You get a sense of her character with the things that she has done, as well as her dry sense of humor. You can tell that she had a strong bond with her friends, who were cut o...

On the one hand, this was a good book to spend the day it took to read really invested in getting in the narrator's head. I thought being out of chronological order helped it, as it allowed everything that happened in the past and especially the traumatic night slowly unfold.On the other hand, when everything is revealed...was it supposed to be much of a reveal? I'm sure it was supposed to be more about the fact that she's finally allowing herself to relive it, but it was a bit of a disappointme...

I'm not even sure how I ended up reading this book. The main character is older, but has the mind of a 13-year-old girl. The jumping back and forth between present events and past events was quite annoying; I read through 70 pages and didn't know anything plot-relevant that I didn't know within the first 5 pages. I determined quite quickly after that, that the book wasn't worth finishing. I could neither identify with, nor see a point in the existence of any of the characters. The main character...

I’m not sure how this book ended up in the “mystery” genre. Granted, Aimee is dead and her best friend, Zoe, is connected to the death. More than anything, though, the book explores Zoe’s depression following Aimee’s death. The tone is dark and depressing and the writing lacks fluidity, so and I found it difficult to slog through. I also found the story terribly frustrating as the actual means of Aimee’s death is skirted around for the entire book. Perhaps, Mary Beth Miller meant to keep the rea...

This book was possibly the most powerful teen novel I've ever read. Throughout the story, we see glimpses of what happened until we know the full truth near the end. I stayed up all night to finish it, and it's the only book I've read that has made me cry.The story revolves around a teen girl who is dealing with the guilt of the suicide of her best friend. Aimee is dead, and people think SHE is responsible even though the charges were dropped. As I read, i was totally sucked into the story.

Definitely a book that I read in about 3-5 days. It was a quick one and although I don't remember most of the details, I found myself immediately immersed. If you are a bit older and like reading/writing young-adult fiction, then this book might be one to put on your list. There's a slew of honesty, fear, and sadness that runs through it as we account for Aimee's life through the eyes of her best friend. The moments were true and nothing was too sugar coated. It felt just right and the voice was...

This book totally opened up a passage of darkness and depression that many teenagers do experience although while not going through such a harsh loss. I like how Zoe never really knew that Aimee was at fault for her own death; it kept the plot interesting and ongoing. I also really enjoyed the confusion that came with Chard and Zoe, because when you read all these other YA books about kids falling love, if doesn't normally happen that easily, and Mrs Miller clearly demonstrated that.

This book was really good, i thought that it was perfect setting and perfect people, i love how i can realate to this book with the friends and the things that we do now, im actually exactly like Zoey, i would have done the same thing and thought the same things, except maybe i would look in her stepmothers room, and id probobly be alot more mad about her going after someone i like, but this book is seriously really good.

Wow, this book blew me away! I have to say, I'm a bit biased because I enjoy reading most books that speak about depression/mental illness/suicide/etc. (I know that sounds kind of masochistic...I'm just interested in the human psyche, c'est tout!) But really, the writing was fantastic! The characters were memorable and felt relatable. I 100% recommend this book to anyone! A great read, very worthwhile.

One the best books I read during high school. This book really stuck with me after reading it and even now. Its definitely a book I found myself picking up again multiple times and rereading certain parts that stuck with me. Its definitely a book that comes to my mind a lot especially when I'm looking for something new to read. I wish there was more books like this one that kept me so interested and left an impression on. One of my favorites.

I read this book back in high school and have reread it more times than I can count since. It's one of those hauntingly traffic books that sticks with you. The story is dark and deeply emotional despite the main character's seemingly indifference toward life. Although the YA crowd probably won't be able to truly relate to the details of the plot, I think everyone will be able to connect on some level emotionally.