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Novels are routinely turned into Broadway musicals, several currently running – Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Once on This Island – but turning a Broadway musical into a novel is…novel. He has severe social anxiety that prevents him from forming friendships at school, talking to the delivery person, and driving a car. 0000159535 00000 n
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read. How does Connor know I don’t have friends” – and contemplates it for a full paragraph, before he says aloud to Connor “Good Point.” In the musical, we don’t get that paragraph. Chapters 13-16. The book is told mostly from Evan’s point of view, but there are periodic first-person passages from the dead Connor – including, most notably, the eventual revelation that Connor was gay. Here. 0000161507 00000 n
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(Yes, Jared Kleinman, his sort of friend, remains a vivid presence.) News of Connor’s suicide and Evan’s friendship with him soon goes “viral,” thanks to social media and the Internet. Read More. 0000003812 00000 n
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Evan is a shy, timid high school senior. Evan has a therapist…. I saw "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway last week and the first thing I thought when it was over was: "I want to see it again!" Evan’s lie gets bigger and bigger, and so do the consequences. 0000155414 00000 n
Like the word: meh Meh is basically a shoulder shrug, and that pretty much sums up the reaction I get from society at large….I’d rather think of myself as eh….Like, How about that Evan Hansen, eh?”. This is a novel by Steven Levenson that was adapted from a musical. 0000043425 00000 n
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Book Club Pick DEAR EVAN HANSEN, TODAY’S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING DAY AND HERE’S WHY . Evan has a therapist who asks him to write letters to himself. 0000011889 00000 n
Dear Evan Hansen, an original musical that opened on Broadway two years ago today, now has been novelized, in the aptly off-putting phrase.