This book is the nonfiction story of a 7th grade Runyon who tries to kill himself by dousing his bathrobe in gasoline and lighting it on fire while wearing it. Now, you may be thinking that this book is about one of those wierd emo kids who's always wearing black and being over dramatic, but that's not how this book is. Runyon writes in a very matter-of-fact and logical way that is somehow so endearing.
While you may not agree with his logic, and while you may not ever feel that same logic, you do come to understand his logic. This book is actually not dark and twisty, which some of you may expect. There is, obviously, suicide, so I would only recomend this book to people who are looking for a very serious read. I'm only about 1/4 of the way done, so I don't know the ending yet, but I will let you know as soon as I finish.
Update: I'm on number 13 of Fruits Basket now. Another thing I wanted to say about the series, but forgot to mention last time, is that Takaya weaves in these "moral of the story"s that, if not properly written could be really, really cheesy. There were a few that I had to cringe at, but most were actually really inspiring. It seems like the main theme is to be thankful for what you have, and even when things are looking down, you should try your best.
The book seems dark like you said but still intriguing. I might have to read it.
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