“When you piss off a bridge in the middle of a snowstorm, you feel like you're connecting with eternal things…” this was the first quote that struck me with great force while reading Adios, Nirvana. in this dramatic novel, a 16-year-old boy named Jonathan overcomes suicidal thoughts to join his dead brother, Telemachus, who died in a bus accident one night while giving Jonathan cold medicine. At the beginning of the book, Jonathan immediately attempts suicide by throwing himself off a bridge, but to his surprise he survives. subsequently the author describes the boy's personality: a depressed teenager who doesn't sleep enough and relives his stress through poetry and music. The way he interacts with the other characters at first is very sarcastic and makes a lot of smart comments. An example of one of these observations would be; “Should we all take a Caribbean cruise?” (p. 18-19) this was said while Jonathan was talking to one of his teachers, Dr. Bramwell (nicknamed Dr. Birdwell for his bird-like behaviors), about his role in school and how he was failing. Towards the end of the novel he is much more serious with people and cares much more about his friends and family. an example of this would be when he did the housework that Mimi, his mother, told him to do, showing that he cared about her idea of ​​turning their house into a wedding chapel. The main idea that I think would go best with this book would be to not only rely on yourself, but don't just rely on others, but find the silver line between the two and you'll be fine. The reason I think this fits this book is because Jonathan had to overcome the depression that his brother's death gave him, but he couldn't do it alone, which... middle of paper... happens this, if it's really something bad, then close it again. The point of view in this novel is through the eyes of the main character, Jonathan. this would make it a first-person point of view. this is because in the text the words I, Mine and Me are used to indicate feelings, experiences, etc. by Jonathan. I think the author created a fantastic order of events. starting with the suicide that would have felt like the end of a book was like putting a pinch of paprika on poached eggs, so much action in a short space of time. and the rest is a pretty typical plot, starting with conflict, then a long period of slowly rising action, and finally the climax followed by a short period of falling action. I think the author did it this way because he got you to read and read so you could get to the climax faster, which made this book one of my favorites.