I really disliked Laurel, then I felt bad about disliking her. She was obviously suffering, trying to find her way in the world after the loss of her sister and the divorce of her parents. But I just couldn't understand her and it frustrated me.

The structure of 'Love Letters to the Dead' is strangely similar to 'Perks of Being a Wallflower', switch around the gender of the protagonists, pull yourself a bit closer to suicide and there you are. And yet I was compelled to keep going, you're reminded that life isn't simple, talking to people is so much harder than you always think it will be and it doesn't make sense.

She still annoyed me though.