Reviews

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

laurenhovde's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book but ultimately didn’t feel the LOVE I know I can have for a book like this.

My favorite character relationships were between Elsie and Po Po. The complicated nature of familial relationships across generations and different experiences of culture felt extremely raw.

However, the romantic plots of the book left me wanting something more. There were almost too many and I felt like my head was spinning between the characters.

fjalar's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

somftlesbian's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

such a cute read!! deffo would be suited for younger audiences as it is a YA novel! i wish i had this kind of literature growing up with queer asian girls, but i still enjoyed it despite being older now :)))

nellyhssfld's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

georgia_jaycee's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ameli4's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

sofiaslibraryy's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

friendship, love, finding yourself, growth - loved it. and a great audiobook

melhhan's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

audreybraid's review

4.0

Wow. I don’t even know where to start with this book. Everything about it was just so perfect in a way I have scarcely seen in books before.

I first read Cynthia’s work in the “proud” anthology, and so was extremely excited when I saw this in Waterstones the other day.

From the get go, images were painted so beautifully, and So just captured so extremely well how hard it can be as a queer person, even having crushes on other queer friends. And then the heartbreak that ensues when they don’t feel the same back to you.

It was also extremely refreshing to see that Elsie’s crush at the beginning was not in-fact who she ended up with. Queer (particularly sapphic) books seem to follow a pretty standard form, and I can’t think of any that have love triangles.

I could say so much more about this beautiful work of art, but it’s genuinely so hard to put into words how amazing this book was. To anyone contemplating buying and reading this book, do it. It was absolutely fantastic and left me dabbing my eyes with a tissue.

digitalduckling's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5