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A Wealth of Unsaid Words - R. Cooper 3.5 starsI have a problem rating this book. There are some poetic words, some heart-felt moments, and most definitely some moments that just make my eyes go all watery. Especially if I imagine the struggle that Alex must experience, suffering from bipolar disorder (he prefers the term manic-depressive), yearning for the constant in his life, that is his best friend Everett -- unable to say how sorry he is about his situation and can only say it through his poems. Then, deciding that he needs to take one year away from Everett, to see whether he's strong enough to be without Everett. It's powerful stuff.Unfortunately, I have problems 'swimming' through the words. Maybe it's Ms. Cooper's writing style or maybe because the story is written from Alex's point of view, that the words jumble and seem chaotic. There are times in this novella that I struggle to understand what's going on ... I definitely give thumbs up for Ms. Cooper to bring a character with a mental disorder to the pages ... although as a reader who struggles with the story, it reduces the joy in reading it. Having said all that, I still think this story should be read!