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ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so I've seen the movie way before I dove into the book. I know, I know, it's just another book crime that I've committed. Oh well.
I will admit that both book and the movie were okay in my eyes. The friendship between Naomi and Ely did have some cute moments but it also had some frustrating ones. They were pretty inseparable until Ely ended up kissing Naomi's boyfriend - Bruce #2. It also was weird that Naomi had this huge ass crush on Ely even though everyone knew he was gay. For some odd reason, this didn't compute with her brain because she had this dream that they would somehow end up together. Romantically.
Uh, no sweetheart. More like friends.
Eventually these two find a way to being back their friendship but a lot happened before they realized how dumb they were both acting. Again, it was an okay book but I will probably never watch or re-read this again.
I will admit that both book and the movie were okay in my eyes. The friendship between Naomi and Ely did have some cute moments but it also had some frustrating ones. They were pretty inseparable until Ely ended up kissing Naomi's boyfriend - Bruce #2. It also was weird that Naomi had this huge ass crush on Ely even though everyone knew he was gay. For some odd reason, this didn't compute with her brain because she had this dream that they would somehow end up together. Romantically.
Uh, no sweetheart. More like friends.
Eventually these two find a way to being back their friendship but a lot happened before they realized how dumb they were both acting. Again, it was an okay book but I will probably never watch or re-read this again.
kid_barabbas's review against another edition
2.0
wasnt great but wasnt terribe
naomi needs to chill out
naomi needs to chill out
mbrandmaier's review against another edition
3.0
Naomi loves Ely, but he loves guys, so they stay best friends until he kisses her boyfriend. Can the rift in their friendship ever be repaired?
Also, this is one of those rare books that seems to be written for college aged kids/adults. I was hesitant to put it in the teen category and only did so because our library classified it as a teen book.
Also, this is one of those rare books that seems to be written for college aged kids/adults. I was hesitant to put it in the teen category and only did so because our library classified it as a teen book.
jenniepicky's review against another edition
3.0
The first half of this book is so...meh. Then I got to Gabriel's chapter around the midway mark and it was so much better from that point onwards. It might have just been the Buffy reference that swayed me...
kaylareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Naomi is a liar. Naomi is in love with Ely. Ely loves Naomi, just not in the way she wants him too. Ely is gay. Naomi and Ely have been best friends for basically their entire lives. That is until Ely kissed Naomi’s boyfriend and s***t hits the fan.
When I first purchased my copy of Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, I really thought this was going to be a book where the straight girl best friend tries to “turn” her gay boy best friend straight. And for the beginning of the book, thats what I felt it was. Until I realized it wasn’t.
It’s about Naomi giving up this dream that her and Ely will someday get married. It’s about Ely becoming his own person. It’s about Naomi and her mom moving on from her dads horrible affair. It’s about Naomi learning that lying is just as hard as telling the truth. It’s about Ely learning that he more than just being Naomi’s best friend, he can have his own relationship out of her. It’s about Naomi loosing control of things she always tries to control. It’s about Naomi and Ely realizing that they love each other in the purest way possible, as best friends.
This isn’t a romance novel. While both characters do get their happily ever after with their significant other, its about them learning about their eighteen year friendship. And how in college things change, I love how these characters are in college.
Yes, Ely was wrong to kiss Naomi’s boyfriend. And Naomi shouldn’t be convinced that Ely will magically, one day, want to love her in the way she wants to be loved.
There were points were both characters, Naomi and Ely, infuriated me. They can be so mean and horrible to each other. They both are a bit self-absorbed.
The writing style was something I wasnt used to. I’m not exactly sure how to describe it, but it was something I hadn’t experienced before in a book.
After I finished the book, I watched the movie that night. Victoria Justice plays an AMAZING Naomi and Pierson Fode plays a great Ely. Victoria was able to capture Naomi’s wacky personality and Pierson was able to show Ely’s will to explore his sexuality.
There were some inconsistencies in the movie with the book:
Bruce The Second:
In the book he is a math or economy major, but in the movie he’s a film major.
Ely’s Moms:
In the movie they are so extremely tense, I wasnt able to pick up on that in the book.
Naomi’s Mom:
In the book, she doesn’t really get out of bed at all but in the movie she gets out of bed more.
Then we have the things they captured really well. Naomi and Ely’s relationship, Bruce The First is the MOST CREEPY WEIRDO ever just like how he is in the book. Gabriel is amazing in both the book and the movie.
Out of all book to movie adaptations, I think this is one of the best I have seen so far.
I highly recommend this book to anyone. (P.S. I dont think you're supposed to like any of the characters.)
When I first purchased my copy of Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, I really thought this was going to be a book where the straight girl best friend tries to “turn” her gay boy best friend straight. And for the beginning of the book, thats what I felt it was. Until I realized it wasn’t.
It’s about Naomi giving up this dream that her and Ely will someday get married. It’s about Ely becoming his own person. It’s about Naomi and her mom moving on from her dads horrible affair. It’s about Naomi learning that lying is just as hard as telling the truth. It’s about Ely learning that he more than just being Naomi’s best friend, he can have his own relationship out of her. It’s about Naomi loosing control of things she always tries to control. It’s about Naomi and Ely realizing that they love each other in the purest way possible, as best friends.
This isn’t a romance novel. While both characters do get their happily ever after with their significant other, its about them learning about their eighteen year friendship. And how in college things change, I love how these characters are in college.
Yes, Ely was wrong to kiss Naomi’s boyfriend. And Naomi shouldn’t be convinced that Ely will magically, one day, want to love her in the way she wants to be loved.
There were points were both characters, Naomi and Ely, infuriated me. They can be so mean and horrible to each other. They both are a bit self-absorbed.
The writing style was something I wasnt used to. I’m not exactly sure how to describe it, but it was something I hadn’t experienced before in a book.
After I finished the book, I watched the movie that night. Victoria Justice plays an AMAZING Naomi and Pierson Fode plays a great Ely. Victoria was able to capture Naomi’s wacky personality and Pierson was able to show Ely’s will to explore his sexuality.
There were some inconsistencies in the movie with the book:
Bruce The Second:
In the book he is a math or economy major, but in the movie he’s a film major.
Ely’s Moms:
In the movie they are so extremely tense, I wasnt able to pick up on that in the book.
Naomi’s Mom:
In the book, she doesn’t really get out of bed at all but in the movie she gets out of bed more.
Then we have the things they captured really well. Naomi and Ely’s relationship, Bruce The First is the MOST CREEPY WEIRDO ever just like how he is in the book. Gabriel is amazing in both the book and the movie.
Out of all book to movie adaptations, I think this is one of the best I have seen so far.
I highly recommend this book to anyone. (P.S. I dont think you're supposed to like any of the characters.)
lindsey_kerrigan's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 It wasn't masterful but I really liked it. I really liked Naomi as a character but Bruce the Second and Ely's story line was by far my favorite. Robin and Robin came in a close second. Order of perspectives I liked, 1. Bruce the Second 2. Naomi 3. Guy Robin. Ya I liked it
angparc's review against another edition
2.0
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UPDATE: The movie was good, really good.
Toda la premisa del libro me llamo la atención, parecía interesante y novedoso, pero tuve un problema con la escritura y el desarrollo de la historia. Los autores no tomaron el tiempo suficiente para tratar de dar una introducción, solo comenzaron, y aunque en muchas ocasiones funciona, esta vez no lo hizo. El personaje de Naomi era insoportable y quejoso, otras historias secundarias no eran necesarias, lo único que salva al libro es la relación entre Ely & Bruce y ver finalmente como resulta todo entre Naomi & Ely.
Hay una adaptación que me tiene emocionado, la película puede que funcione mucho mejor que el libro.
UPDATE: The movie was good, really good.
Toda la premisa del libro me llamo la atención, parecía interesante y novedoso, pero tuve un problema con la escritura y el desarrollo de la historia. Los autores no tomaron el tiempo suficiente para tratar de dar una introducción, solo comenzaron, y aunque en muchas ocasiones funciona, esta vez no lo hizo. El personaje de Naomi era insoportable y quejoso, otras historias secundarias no eran necesarias, lo único que salva al libro es la relación entre Ely & Bruce y ver finalmente como resulta todo entre Naomi & Ely.
Hay una adaptación que me tiene emocionado, la película puede que funcione mucho mejor que el libro.
kkdemarco's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I liked Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. I picked this book up because I love both Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, so I had high hopes for it. What I liked about it: exploring the love of true friendship in addition to the love in relationships, the beauty of some passages, the character of Ely, the various pop culture references. What was "ehh" about it: it was told from too many perspectives for such as short novel, Naomi's character was not my favorite, and it was a bit predictable.
lakien's review against another edition
Como que um livro só tem tanto personagem insuportável, ugh