All the Bright Places
| Author | Jennifer Niven |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Ariadne Meyers, Jennifer Niven, Kirby Heyborne |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Knopf Publishing Group |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 388 pages |
| ISBN | 0385755880 |
| Preceded by | American Blonde |
All the Bright Places is a 2015 young adult novel by Jennifer Niven. The work was first published on January 6, 2015 through Knopf Publishing Group and is Niven's first young adult work.[1] A film adaptation starring Elle Fanning is currently in pre-production and will release in 2017.[2]
Synopsis
Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town. Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sister's death, while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness. The suffering pair find their quirky friendship tangled into in a poetic and beautiful romance. The two meet by chance on their school's bell tower with suicidal intentions, and it is never clear who saves whom from falling to their death. If this wasn't enough to tie the two together, they are coincidentally paired together for a class project to wander Indiana and find tourist attractions throughout their state. However, as Violet's world grows, Finch's world begins to shrink.
Reception
The New York Times favorably compared All the Bright Places to Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park and John Green's The Fault in Our Stars in that "Violet and Finch are the archetypal offering in contemporary young adult fiction: a pair of damaged, heart-tugging teenagers who are at once outcasts and isolated, trapped by the dissonant alchemy of their combined fates."[3] Entertainment Weekly and The Guardian both gave ultimately favorable reviews for the work,[4] with The Guardian writing "Niven’s first foray into Young Adult fiction lacks narrative tension but has plenty of emotional heft".[1]
The novel won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult fiction.[5]
Film
In July 2014 it was announced that producers Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan had purchased the film rights for All the Bright Places.[2] Elle Fanning was confirmed to be starring in the film, that it would be a Demarest Media project, and that it would be directed by Miguel Arteta.[6] Production for the film is slated to begin in spring 2016.[7]
References
- 1 2 Bradman, Tony. "All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven review – an intense portrayal of teenage angst". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 Kroll, Justin. "Elle Fanning to Star in Adaptation of YA Novel 'All the Bright Places' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Andrew. "Jennifer Niven's 'All the Bright Places'". New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ VILKOMERSON, SARA. "All The Bright Places (review)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "The 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards". goodreads.com.
- ↑ Robinson, Will. "Miguel Arteta to direct Elle Hi Fanning and Brock Lesnar Jr. in All the Bright Places adaptation". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "Elle Fanning's 'All the Bright Places' Draws Miguel Arteta to Direct". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2015.