When Haru Was Here, Dustin Thao
When Haru Was Here, Dustin Thao
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When Haru Was Here

Author: Dustin Thao

Narrator: David Lee Huynh

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2024


Synopsis

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loneliness, complicated friendships, and what it means to let go.

After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real when a boy he met last summer in Japan finds his way back into his life. When he least expects it, Haru Tanaka walks into the coffee shop and sits down next to him. The only thing is, nobody else can see him.

In a magical turn of events, Eric suddenly has someone to connect with, making him feel less alone in the world. But as they spend more and more time together, he begins to question what is real. When he starts losing control of the very thing that is holding him together, Eric must finally confront his reality. Even if it means losing Haru forever.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

About Dustin Thao

Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese-American writer based in Southern California. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Political Science, and is in a PhD program at Northwestern University. He writes contemporary young adult fiction. You’ve Reached Sam is his YA debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke on September 03, 2024

Actual rating 4.5 stars. For fans of The Ghosts We Keep, When Haru was Here is a messy, painful and at the same time beautiful story about grief and loneliness. And isn’t that cover stunning?   When he loses his best friend, Daniel, Eric more or less stops living. Time passes without him noticing, and......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 22, 2025

I literally howled at the moon, making ear-bleeding sounds as I cried my eyes out after reading "You've Reached Sam." So, when I got my hands on another Dustin Thao book, I was beyond excited. Maybe a masochistic part of me needed a good cry! I knew from the first page that my heart would break, but......more

Goodreads review by mads on September 04, 2024

TW: alcohol, car accident, chronic illness, death, death of a loved one, grief, medical content, mental illness, racism, sexual assault. I finished this book hours ago and have subsequently spent that time trying to figure out how to review this. I want to start by saying I received an arc of You've......more

Goodreads review by fer bañuelos on January 30, 2024

Well. No me hablen. ----- ME ESTOY ORINANDO CON ESA PORTADA. LA SINOPSIS IS GIVING PLATONIC LOVE Y YA LO QUIERO LEER AY POR FAVOR YA DENMELO. --- SÍ, MÁS DUSTIN THAO. Espero este libro me rompa en dos, me quite las ganas de vivir y me lastime el doble de lo que hizo You’ve Reached Sam 😘......more

Goodreads review by podczytany on September 05, 2024

Przez większość tej książki nie rozumiałem o co chodzi, między kim powinna być rozgrywana główna relacja. Była to historia chaotyczna… To wszystko brzmi jak idealny przepis na książkę nie dla mnie. A jednak gdy przyszedł czas na zakończenie, potrzebowałem przerw, żeby się nie rozpłakać. Historia ta......more