The Bridge, Bill Konigsberg
The Bridge, Bill Konigsberg
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The Bridge

Author: Bill Konigsberg

Narrator: Marin Ireland

Unabridged: 18 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020

Synopsis

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg.Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is -- only that she will never be good enough.On the bridge, there are four things that could happen:Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't.Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't.They both jump.Neither of them jumps.Or maybe all four things happen, in this astonishing and insightful novel from Bill Konigsberg.

About Bill Konigsberg

Bill Konigsberg is from New York City. Konigsberg was a sports writer and editor for years, earning a GLAAD Media Award for his ESPN column Sports World Still a Struggle for Gays. He won the Lambda Literary Award in 2007 for his first novel, Out of the Pocket. Konigsberg lives in Arizona with his husband, who is clearly too good for him, and their dogs, Mabel & Buford.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on August 28, 2020

Oh, this book. THE BRIDGE took me two years to write, and they were hard years! I truly believe I was at the edge of my ability the whole time, doing things that were quite possibly beyond me. And I loved the process! Except when I hated the process. :-) My hope was to write a book about suicide and......more

Goodreads review by Snjez on May 26, 2024

This was such an amazing story, complex, emotional and very thought provoking. The concept of the book was fantastic. I loved how the author handled the subject matter and I loved the overall message of this story, including the author's note at the end of the book. I'm keeping this review short bec......more

Goodreads review by Christine on April 01, 2021

5 easy stars! How interesting for me! Solely because of publication dates of my Net Galley ARCs and what reached the top in my Libby queue, three out of the last four books I’ve read center on suicide. And how very different they are all. I thought one (Together We Will Go) of the first two I read co......more

Goodreads review by luce (cry bebè's back from hiatus) on August 28, 2021

| | blog | tumblr | ko-fi | | 4 ½ stars The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg took me by surprise. While I did enjoy reading two of Konigsberg's previous novels, Openly Straight and The Music of What Happens, they certainly didn't affect me as The Bridge. This is the kind of novel I wish had been around wh......more

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