![]() Dear Evan Hansen is about a boy who struggles with anxiety and depression. He struggles socially, so his therapist gives him the assignment to write encouraging notes to himself every day. One day, Evan has a strange run-in with Connor Murphy, who struggles with similar issues, and Connor takes Evan’s note. That night Connor commits suicide. His parents find him with the note and mistakenly think that Connor wrote the note to Evan because they were friends. Evan gets caught up in a tangle of lies and becomes close with Connor’s family, especially his sister Zoe. He gains popularity as a result and starts a project to remember Connor and raise awareness about depression. Through this experience, Evan slowly gains confidence and his mental health starts to improve, but he also realizes he cannot continue to lie forever. Before reading this book, I had already listened to the music from the play, which came before the book, and I really liked it. Reading the book, I could see where the music come in, and some of the conversations were the same as song lyrics. I thought this was a good book and the topic is very interesting and important in today’s society, but I do think it is better suited to a play. Many of the scenes would be more entertaining acted out rather than described, especially the scenes with dialogue between Evan and the Murphy’s, Zoe, his mom, and his other classmates. I enjoyed the book, but I would love to see the play and I think I would like it even more. -SMS, grade 12
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