In an interview styled essay at the end of the novel, Nicola Yoon reveals that she wrote in the OTPP to give the reader a “god eye perspective”. Some chapters are written from the omnicast third person perspective. The book is written in a format where it skips to various first person perspectives of the character that we meet as the story goes on. In my opinion the most important point that was included purposefully for all teens that are reading this book is: “Finding your purpose in life”.

The book tackles the issues of racism, classism, and the idea of moral corruption. It expands upon the ideas that most YA book explores, but in a short novel. The book itself feels like a breath of fresh air, and I consider it the one of the best books I’ve read so far this year. So when I read the “Sun is also a Star” by Nicola Yoon, I was blown away by her avant-garde format and approach to the YA genre. There is a great article on Odyssey by Oliva Knight which I will link, that goes into much more detail. I find myself continuously asking the same question of: “Why would I read that if I could just read any other books I’ve read before and get the same or better experience?” For me there is little reason beyond analyzing the books for the newspaper to actively seek out new materials. There isn’t any incentive for authors to innovate and create new plot formulas because of how popular YA novels are, but as more and more books are written in this formula, I can’t help but wonder what one book brings over the next.

Something I noticed with popular young adult contemporary novels written within the last few years is that they follow the same five or six formulaic, linear archetypal storylines. MaSun is Also a Star Analysis of a fictional philosophical novel

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