but can you imagine? I know this is a work of fiction, but put yourself in Zoe's shoes. That part was at least a little bit relatable. I can kind of understand why Connor got swept up into this whole pretending business, and I get why he kept the lie going. And that aspect is written really well, considering we get more insight into his life.Ĭonnor is bi and had a crush on a guy named Miguel - who is everything Evan was trying to be and failed miserably at. God - he makes me so mad.Īfter the betrayal, Evan almost gets run over my a car.

There are important things the book contains that the movie / musical totally cut out. but the betrayal totally undermines the whole thing in my eyes. Plus, the whole message about how no one is alone is a wonderful thing to convey. I was practically biting my nails when the time finally came. The thing about deh is that the looming idea that everyone will eventually find out that Evan was lying the entire time really keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. Before picking up the book and actually reading it, I had seen the movie adaption and listened to the music. Until everything is in danger of unraveling and he comes face to face with his greatest himself.Ī simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity, and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation.ĭear Evan Hansen is such an interesting concept. No longer tangled in his once incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. As Evan gets pulled deeper into their swirl of anger, regret, and confusion, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be? And Connor Murphy's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend.

Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore - even to the girl of his dreams.

He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a to belong. Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why. From the show's creators comes the groundbreaking, bestselling novel inspired by the hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen - now in paperback!

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich