Help! Im Alive, Gurjinder Basran
Help! Im Alive, Gurjinder Basran
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Help! I'm Alive
A Novel

Author: Gurjinder Basran

Narrator: Hillary Warden

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 05/15/2022

Synopsis

A powerfully emotional story of four people touched by a teen’s death, award-winning author Gurjinder Basran’s Help! I’m Alive is a clear-eyed exploration of meaningful connection in the modern era After video footage of Jay’s death is shared on social media, a suburban Vancouver community is left to try to make sense of what happened to Jay and whether his death was an accident or a suicide. Help! I’m Alive explores the aftermath through the eyes of four people all suddenly confronted with who they have been and how they should be in the wake of such loss. Jay’s former best friend, Ash, wonders what happened to their friendship and questions the relationships he has now; Winona, Jay’s troubled girlfriend struggles with guilt and abandonment; Anik, Ash’s older brother, is on a search for the meaning of life but hasn’t left his basement apartment in months; and Pavan, Ash and Anik’s mother, finds Jay’s death lays bare all her personal and maternal anxieties. Unflinching but life-affirming, Help! I’m Alive is a Gen Z and Gen X coming-to-terms story about loneliness and connection, love and suffering, and the moments that bring us together and drive us apart.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on October 26, 2021

Help! I’m Alive by Gurjinder Basran is a most impressive book. It explores the impact that a young man’s suicide has on those left behind. Whilst this is undoubtedly a difficult subject, Basran handles it with great care, respect and empathy. It is worth noting outright that in addition to dealing w......more

Goodreads review by Joy on February 06, 2022

A very well-written story on a difficult topic. I liked the different POVs, from friends, siblings and parents dealing with mental health, grief, suicide and other emotions I am not sure if this is geared to Young Adults, or to everyone, but it is very thought-provoking and emotional. It may be diffi......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on June 19, 2022

Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook ARC! Help! I'm Alive made me think a lot of Dear Evan Hansen and Thirteen Reasons Why, which are also heavyweights in the teen suicide genre. Definitely a lot of emotional weight to this one, but the author doesn't fall into the trap of trying to do too much with......more

Goodreads review by Karen on June 14, 2022

Jay committed suicide by jumping off a bridge. Everyone is in shock. His classmates, his girlfriend Winona, his former best friend Ash and Ash’s older brother Anik. They all cope with it in different ways. Told over the course of one hundred days it’s the story of how Jay’s death is a catalyst for t......more

Goodreads review by Calyssa on January 25, 2022

This immediately follows the far-reaching effects a teenager's suicide has on his community and exposes the cracks in our everyday life and on the internet that facilitates the romanticism of seeking out self-destruction like Jay did. One of the most dramatic effects is that the brother of one of Jay......more

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