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Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.78 AVERAGE
9.09k reviews for:
Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
i feel like a 3.5 would be a much more accurate rating but goodreads hates me and partial ratings so!! anyway, reading this was so enjoyable and the dialogue between yuki and grace had me blushing just from reading the banter it was so cute.. i love the amount of diversity in this book and the prose was chef's kiss! sometimes the dialogue could be a bit too much though + i would've liked more subtlety with the writing because it felt repetitive at some points, but it was still such a nice read :D LOVE IT love lesbians we need more of them and i hope the author puts out more <3
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I once read that we have over three billion letters in our DNA, and just one being changed results in blond hair, like that of Grace Porter, our titular Honey Girl. That's kind of what this book felt like to me, one in three billion, and if you changed it even a little, it would be an entirely different experience.
If you don't like flowery prose, you won't like this book. If you're not fond of slow stories with quick romances, you probably won't like this book. If you need the romance to be perfect and the center of the story, this one isn't for you.
But if you're looking for a coming-of-age novel about a queer woman facing the same burnout so many of us have and will, learning not to defy expectations but that it's okay for them to change and you don't have to be the perfect invulnerable woman always, that you don't have to change to make others more comfy, that you can take a break or break down when you need to, chosen/found family, this is the one.
Yuki is the kind of character you either like, or dislike. I like her because Yuki's humor and my humor are the same- at several points I screenshotted things she said like "I always wanted my wife to text me late at night and then we'd run away together and join like a circus" to send to my friends like "hey it's me!" Others might not like her because she's very metaphorical and sometimes she sounds a little like the pretentious poetry you wrote and thought was world-changing in high school, and that's fine too, because she's not the center of this book and she doesn't cure all Grace's problems just by being there. She's complicated and that's good.
The side characters are also very solidly written. I think a lot of people broke down over Grace's struggles and I found my heartstrings tugged, but oddly enough, Raj hit me the hardest. Some people might be a Grace or a Raj or a Meera or an Agnes or a Ximena or none of the above, and I think the beauty of these five highly developed characters is that you don't have to relate to Grace just because she's the center of Honey Girl. There are some characters mostly there for a dash of comic relief, a pinch of warmth or love like Yuki's roommates and Sharone, but somehow one can't help but like them too.
This isn't the kind of book I normally read, but I'm glad I did. It's a one-in-three-billion book for me and I hope it's one for you too.
If you don't like flowery prose, you won't like this book. If you're not fond of slow stories with quick romances, you probably won't like this book. If you need the romance to be perfect and the center of the story, this one isn't for you.
But if you're looking for a coming-of-age novel about a queer woman facing the same burnout so many of us have and will, learning not to defy expectations but that it's okay for them to change and you don't have to be the perfect invulnerable woman always, that you don't have to change to make others more comfy, that you can take a break or break down when you need to, chosen/found family, this is the one.
Yuki is the kind of character you either like, or dislike. I like her because Yuki's humor and my humor are the same- at several points I screenshotted things she said like "I always wanted my wife to text me late at night and then we'd run away together and join like a circus" to send to my friends like "hey it's me!" Others might not like her because she's very metaphorical and sometimes she sounds a little like the pretentious poetry you wrote and thought was world-changing in high school, and that's fine too, because she's not the center of this book and she doesn't cure all Grace's problems just by being there. She's complicated and that's good.
The side characters are also very solidly written. I think a lot of people broke down over Grace's struggles and I found my heartstrings tugged, but oddly enough, Raj hit me the hardest. Some people might be a Grace or a Raj or a Meera or an Agnes or a Ximena or none of the above, and I think the beauty of these five highly developed characters is that you don't have to relate to Grace just because she's the center of Honey Girl. There are some characters mostly there for a dash of comic relief, a pinch of warmth or love like Yuki's roommates and Sharone, but somehow one can't help but like them too.
This isn't the kind of book I normally read, but I'm glad I did. It's a one-in-three-billion book for me and I hope it's one for you too.
Grace Porter, newly minted Astronomy PhD, is on her celebratory trip to Vegas when she wakes up married to Yuki, a NYC waitress who also runs a monster podcast. Over the next six months, Grace struggles with a deep existential crisis about herself, her life goals, her relationships (including Yuki), and her place in the universe.
I thought this was a romcom, but it definitely isn't. It's a coming-of-age story about depression, anxiety, personal crises, microaggressions and racism, inequitable job markets, perfectionism, and difficult parental relationships. On the whole, it succeeds in its goals (although it's a bit saccharine and twee at points), but it's quite a bit heavier and slower than I was expecting. I also didn't feel that a lot of the relationships felt "earned" - there was a lot of telling not showing, so even Grace and Yuki's relationship wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped.
For those readers looking for a coming-of-age drama about the crushing weight of aspirations, this might hit all the right notes. (I'm not rating because I do think it would work better for other people than it did for me.)
I thought this was a romcom, but it definitely isn't. It's a coming-of-age story about depression, anxiety, personal crises, microaggressions and racism, inequitable job markets, perfectionism, and difficult parental relationships. On the whole, it succeeds in its goals (although it's a bit saccharine and twee at points), but it's quite a bit heavier and slower than I was expecting. I also didn't feel that a lot of the relationships felt "earned" - there was a lot of telling not showing, so even Grace and Yuki's relationship wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped.
For those readers looking for a coming-of-age drama about the crushing weight of aspirations, this might hit all the right notes. (I'm not rating because I do think it would work better for other people than it did for me.)
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers is a deep, literary novel about coming to terms with yourself and being proud of how much you've accomplished. At first, I thought Grace as a narrator was annoying, but the more that I listened to her story and understood her perspective, I began to like her point of view. Once she got out of Portland, I enjoyed her story so much more. I don't really know why, but Portland was obviously a place of heartache and hurt for her. Seeing her truly start to enjoy life was refreshing and healing. Though I do wish the author had tied in a few more astronomy references. We focused a lot of Yuki's storytelling, which elevated the story and writing, but I wanted to see Grace start to fall in love with astronomy again more. I'm glad she went through therapy as well. As someone who's gone through it myself, I felt myself go through those same struggles coming to terms and saying the word "therapist." Grace's relationship with her parents were also another thing for her to tackle. That was the main thing that I disliked. Grace was too stubborn a lot of the time. She would escalate situations and make things more difficult. This was especially apparent when she just left Yuki after ONE hard conversation Like, girl please. She would just run away from her problems, and it happened like three different times. It because annoying and pickme behavior after the first time. I also get that she was going through tough situations, but what would make you LEAVE YOUR WIFE AFTER SPENDING A WHOLE SUMMER TOGETHER THAT HAS BEEN SUNSHINE AND BUTTERFLIES??? . Overall, the themes of growth and facing your problems is very good. There are definetely important topics that needed to be talked about, but a few things really hurt my reading experience.
emotional
reflective
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
I didn’t know anything about this book prior to picking it up, but I was quickly drawn into Grace Porter’s world. The author does an amazing job of portraying depression & anxiety in a way that holds the hurt that everyone experiences when someone is going through mental illness. I liked that the story didn’t just center the romantic partner, but also shed a light on friends, family, and community being a part of the main characters chosen family. There were moments, especially as it related to mental health and academia that I related to and will continue to think about for while.
fun little weekend read I found in a LFL - I empathize greatly with Grace’s existential questions and share her romanticism for cosmic prose