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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

chelseatm's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a great new read. It's from the perspective of a gay teen but without the usual tropes you believe would go along with that protagonist. It's not a him versus the world story. It's a gay teen dealing with his potential first relationship while in high school. I also loved how true to life the dialogue was without being condescending to younger adults. I think this is a great read and should be included in high school libraries everywhere. Highly recommended.

sazana28's review against another edition

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5.0

I cried A LOT, so I’m definitely gonna come back to this later, lol. It was AMAZING though

fr_eddie's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5 uno YA molto carino, dolce, anche se un po' banale

Bella storia, molto dolce ma anche amara, con il ricatto e la paura creata dall'outing. Simon non vive in una comunità completamente omofoba, ma essere costretti a rivelare la verità fa male lo stesso. Soprattutto quando non puoi essere te stesso completamente quando sei in pubblico (coff coff)

Una storia molto scorrevole e davvero americana: il club di teatro, la recita, un insegnante che ha un divano nella sua classe, la settima dello spirito scolastico, gli armadietti. Mi aspettavo che spuntasse un'aquila in ogni momento.

Uno dei problemi che ho riscontrato in questo libro sono stati i personaggi: sono davvero tanti (i ragazzi del teatro, i ragazzi della squadra di calcio, la famiglia di Simon, Abby, Nick, Leah,gli insegnanti) e come alcuni siano un po' banali. Insomma, l'amicizia tra Nick, Leah e Simon viene presentata come una cosa profonda, che dura da anni, ma io boh. Nick l'ho trovato il classico amico maschio, Leah la classica amica innamorata dell'amico. Non ho trovato scene in cui dicevo "oh, che stupidini", ma mi è piaciuta molto più Abby, per fare un esempio. Mi è sembrato un personaggio molto più vero Cal, dato che vedevo ogni sua caratteristica tramite gli occhi di Simon. Loro due, invece, dato che la storia aveva già appurato che dovevano essere i super amiconi, non li ho sentiti affatto veri.
A livello di struttura preferisco addirittura Martin.

Posso anche capire il dolore di Leah ad essere ignorata ed esclusa, ma se ogni volta che esce con loro si mette a rompere il cazzo perché Nick e Abby si piacciono allora prendilo in culo amo. Non mi è piaciuta, supporto ad Abby.

Bello il personaggio di Blue, (e Simon come cazzo fai a pensare che sia Martin coglione quello ti ha ricattato) bello il loro rapporto, molto cuccioli e carini.

Lo consiglierei? Sì, è una lettura carina e anche se sembra tranquilla affronta comunque il tema dell'outing, cosa per niente leggera.

ansku's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sophieekeeble's review against another edition

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

3.5

nilla_beanie19's review against another edition

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5.0

In love. How did I not read this sooner? I am now going to pick up the movie and and be in love with that too.

jordansreadingjournal's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

greenleafbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Ok wow this book was amazing!!! I just finished this book and I literally have been smiling for the past 5 minutes, all I want to do now is go and eat Oreos. I felt that this book felt so authentic and awesome with friendships, family, and just character dynamics in general. I loved the relationship between Simon and blue as well. To me it felt real and meaningful,with how they interacted through e mail but also at the end, in real life.Simon was such a good and authentic character. He had flaws and made mistakes, yet he still owned up to them and managed to be so likable at the same time. This is true with all the characters and they don’t feel forced at all. I especially related to Leah with her feeling like she was being left out in her friend group/ being replaced. One last thing that I want to mention is that Martin, the overall antagonist in the book learned from his mistake and owned up to what he did without making excuses, but also he didn’t get a free pass for what he did and Simon didn’t completely forgive him which I think is very realistic and well done. Overall I loved this book and I would definitely re read this again.

pinkjoyyy's review against another edition

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

3.75

joanna1905's review against another edition

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5.0

Edit: 3/01/19 (3rd read) -

Incredible as always. Becky Albertalii is an absolute queen and absolutely kills it every time. Read this book.

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Edit: 9/07/18 (2nd read) -

This book was just as incredible as the first time. Becky Albertalli is a queen, she's hands down the best ya author of this decade. I love Simon, I love Bram, I love Oreos and I love this book. Read it and read it now.

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This was THE CUTEST book I've ever had the pleasure to read! Albertalli perfectly encompasses the feelings many LGBGTQ+ teenagers go through!

It was so pleasantly refreshing to get a fluffy coming of age story that just so happens to focus on a gay boy; while there are some super tense moments it is still so different from the usual crushingly angsty coming out stories that make up the majority of LGBTQ+ literature (particularly young adult literature).

Albertalli manages to perfectly describe what it feels like to be an LGBTQ+ individual who has not 'real' reason not to come out but still shudders at the thought, Simon (and his inner dialogue) is is makes him one of the most relatable characters I've ever read about.

I also love that in the end, we get a poc love interest since most LGBTQ+ couples we do see are usually both white!

Everyone and I mean everyone should read this book!