GR-characters praised or criticized

In the book  "The Hatelist", the two main characters are a girl named Valerie Leftman. And a boy named Nick Levill. They attend a high school called Garvin High which is where the tragedy that haunted main character Valerie happened. They were both picked on at school and away from it. They were outcasts at their school and constant targets to be humiliated by their peers. A hatelist was created by the two and it enlisted all the people they hated and disliked. People who picked on them and just got on their nerves in general. But Nick had plans for those who wound up on the list and thus created a massacre in the commons at Garvin high killing those on the list. Valerie was unaware of Nicks plans to kill people and even tried to stop him in his vicious actions. However, I dont think it was write in her to create the list in the first place or even joke about harming someone just because they bother you or you dont agree with something they say. So in a way I feel Valerie should be criticized because she did create the list. But I think her not knowing of Nick's plan makes her somewat innocent, Also her saving someones life and taking a bullet herself for someone makes her heroic and brave. This is what makes me consider to praise her and criticize Nick. So Valerie is a little bit of both, and Nick is to be criticized

GR-blog letter to Valerie

"Dear Valerie" the event that took place in the Garvin high school commons was an unfortunate disaster. You were involved in a school shooting that left six people dead, and many others wounded. But even though you were involved I don't blame you for the murders, I blame your boyfriend Nick Bell. He was the one behind the gun, and the one who pulled the trigger on all those innocent lives. Now you both created this Hatelist together, but he alone came up with a plot to kill the people it listed. It was wrong of you to joke around with him about hurting the people on list, because your jokes turned into reality. However the way you reacted during the shooting and taking a bullet in the leg yourself to stop someone else from being shot, showed a lot of courage and character you have. This is one of the main reasons I dont feel you are responsible and you should not feel like a evil villain. Once your leg heals properly you should return to school immediately and continue on and graduate from your high school. Transferrring schools or getting a tutor seems a bit silly and cowardess to me. But thats just my opinion about your situation. And let this be a lesson to you. Although its not rite for your peers to pick with one another and teases each other. Its also wrong to react in such a volatile way as Nick Bell did. Im sure you miss him very much, but he is responsible for his own actions and he is the one to blame. Not you point blank!

"Hatelist" a novel by Jennifer Brown has an incredible plot and storyline as well as message. Its only the beginning an it has already created mix thoughts and feelings in my mind about the situation thats going on in the book. This hatelist that was created by Valerie and her boyfriend Nick was a list of peers at their school that upset them or picked on them for various reasons. But I feel that Val and Nick should have handled their being tormented a different way, rather than creating a hatelist and Nick planning to kill the people it listed. Being picked on in high school is just a part of learning to ignore someone's ignorance, and learning how to communicate with others. I think that was their main problem in "Hatelist". Non-communication. Instead of trying to communicate with the students they had problems wit an come to some agreement or understanding, they created a hatelist. But then again on the other hand, maybe they were influenced by other people to create this. I mean maybe someone else agreed with them or motivated them to makeup the list other than the people or "jerks" (as Nick and Val would say) that were on it in the first place. Only time will tell and show how Val deals with the pressure of returning to school after being apart of an incident that killed innocent people. I'm science fiction reader, so when a book like this crosses my path its enjoyable and I can appreciate this one because its realistic and a lesson taught within it.