it’s me, the reader that left a 600 word essay in your comment section back in february. just wanted to drop back in and say that i think about dear universe, up yours! every day. this is not an exaggeration. once in a blue moon you’ll find a book that really sticks with you, and that’s exactly how i feel about yours. it was so raw.
i’ll admit, this is a bit spontaneous, but i was scrolling through tumblr and i came across the epilogue again, and i had to reread it. i still have the texts i sent to my friend when i finished your book, and the photo i sent her after i had sobbed into my pillow for twenty minutes.
i still mean every word i said about it, especially my final paragraph where i wrote that the mc was right - i will never feel the same way i did when i first read this book. i don’t think i could read it again if i tried. it’s something so wonderful that it can’t be redone; it can only be remembered.
i wish i could convey all my thoughts and feelings into a single message, but unfortunately that’s not possible. instead, i’ll use a word that sends me right back to february 15th every time i hear it: extraordinary.
you, juniper, are extraordinary.
thank you for the ways that you have inadvertently changed my life (which i’ll admit sounds a bit dramatic, but my perspective was certainly shifted after reading your book). may you continue to write and change the lives of those around you.
hello!! it's great to hear from you again. I remember when I first read your comment, I was smiling so much and I have been after reading this message. Your comment really made me feel like I've done great and it makes me feel really proud of myself for this book. Thank you for reading and supporting me, saying all of this.
I feel like I've accomplished a lot with my book, after reading everything you've said. I can't believe it took part in changing your life, too. I'm so glad my writing was able to make you feel many different things. I'm so glad it inspired you and changed your life.
Thank you so much for everything! You've been an amazing reader, and there were even some things/aspects that you pointed out in that old comment that I didn't do intentionally, which made everything brilliant in my eyes. So thank you again and genuinely, I hope you have a great day/night. You have a very special place in my heart.
