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Beth Revis A World Without You
I believe that Beth Revis’ (the author’s) purpose of writing this book is to give her readers a new perspective of people with mental disorders. You see, most people think that people with these problems can be fixed with a couple of medications and therapy sessions. But this book proves this theory wrong because no matter how hard Dr. Franklin (the therapist) tries to heal Bo (the main character), nothing really changes. Another thing most people assume is that those with mental disorders aren’t “normal” and never know what it’s like to feel “normal”. However, A World Without You proves this idea to be wrong as well. Some people with mental disorders knows exactly how “regular” people think, act, and go about their lives, but Bo often feels

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