The Last Message Received

by Emily Trunko

Zoe Ingram (Illustrator) and Zoë Ingram (Illustrator)

Named one of the Top 10 Most Viral Blogs by Mashable, the Tumblr The Last Message Received—created by 16-year-old Emily Trunko—is now available as a gift book!
 
What if a message someone sends you today is the last you’ll ever receive from them? Would you respond differently, or even at all, if you knew that the end of a friendship, a brutal breakup, or worse might be coming, and that this might be your only chance?
 
The collection The Last Message Received includes over a hundred final text messages, social media posts, emails, and more. Adapted from the popular Tumblr The Last Message Received—followed by more than 85,000 people and selected as a finalist for the Shorty Award—the Last Message Received book features sudden endings and the type of loss that will inspire readers to reflect on what’s essential in their own lives and the importance of celebrating the people they love every day.
 
Includes exclusive content not available on Tumblr!

"The emotional gravitas on display is not to be denied." —Kirkus

"Readers will return to this volume again and again, especially those in need of a bit of reassurance about the world." —SLJ
 

Praise for the Tumblr The Last Message Received
 
“The Last Message Received Tumblr will break your heart.” —Refinery 29
 
“Get some tissues. Scratch that. Get all the tissues.” —Cosmopolitan
 
“It’s moving to see that other people have been through similar situations, and let’s face it, we’ve all received messages that we can’t stop thinking about.” —Teen Vogue

• ISBN10: 0399557768
• ISBN13: 9780399557767
• Publish Date: 10 January 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780399557767

Reviews

[wcs53]

Yet another book I borrowed from the library, this one was inspired by the very popular Tumblr of the same name. I've never visited the Tumblr, but it is a collection of submitted emails, text messages, and social media posts which are last messages received by the contributors from friends, family members, and others.

Some of the messages were brutal, others were uplifting, but the common theme throughout the book is that they were followed by sudden endings or loss, at times leaving the recipient with a feeling of 'I wish I had known' or 'I could've/should've done things differently. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but life can just be difficult and unpredictable sometimes.

It was a short read, but heartbreaking and moving enough at times, so it was just long enough to give the reader the opportunity to reflect upon their own life and relationships. I think I may need to go and read something a bit lighter next!

[Bianca]

You were always my sky. But I was just another star in yours.