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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
4.5
What a book. My heart is still pounding and it aches. Oh wow.
What a book. My heart is still pounding and it aches. Oh wow.
"The yearbook committee had started out as a random bunch of people who walked the same halls, sat the same exams, shared the ordinary school experiences that became extraordinary as we learnt to look beyond one another's façade, Facebook profile picture, group of friends. Who knew after all those meetings, the five of us would not only accomplish what we set out to do, but become better people by knowing and learning from each other?"
This novel was so heartwarming. It felt a good feeling after you put it down each time. From all different backgrounds that you soon grow familiar with, you learn to watch each characters' POV and learn from it. What i loved most about it was that it leaves you with a little mystery of what happens next, and I really wish I could have seen how everything turned out for each of them at the end.
"As we evolve from children to adults, our outlooks change. Goal posts shift, strategies are altered, and the game gets a lot more demanding than we ever imagined it could be. And life suddenly becomes as unpredictable as a sand dune - one wrong choice and everything falls apart, drags you under."
From a girl who doesn't fit in anywhere, to a boy who's friends are melodies, rhythms and beats. From a captain who know longer commands his crew to a girl who is constantly pressured by friends and family. You get to understand these characters more than you'd like to, and I myself found that I could easily relate to the girl who is always second choice to her parents.
It was freaky the way Sarah Ayoub could fabricate such relatable characters, and strategically target them to a certain audience. An audience who could relate and understand these characters so easy, because some of us are living their lives.
After some tragic turn of events, I left this book crying.
"This is what the present is: when the sum of one person's past meets a world's collective future."
In the end, Ayoub left us with a incredible message that future readers should take to heart.
This novel was so heartwarming. It felt a good feeling after you put it down each time. From all different backgrounds that you soon grow familiar with, you learn to watch each characters' POV and learn from it. What i loved most about it was that it leaves you with a little mystery of what happens next, and I really wish I could have seen how everything turned out for each of them at the end.
"As we evolve from children to adults, our outlooks change. Goal posts shift, strategies are altered, and the game gets a lot more demanding than we ever imagined it could be. And life suddenly becomes as unpredictable as a sand dune - one wrong choice and everything falls apart, drags you under."
From a girl who doesn't fit in anywhere, to a boy who's friends are melodies, rhythms and beats. From a captain who know longer commands his crew to a girl who is constantly pressured by friends and family. You get to understand these characters more than you'd like to, and I myself found that I could easily relate to the girl who is always second choice to her parents.
It was freaky the way Sarah Ayoub could fabricate such relatable characters, and strategically target them to a certain audience. An audience who could relate and understand these characters so easy, because some of us are living their lives.
After some tragic turn of events, I left this book crying.
"This is what the present is: when the sum of one person's past meets a world's collective future."
In the end, Ayoub left us with a incredible message that future readers should take to heart.
I don't have a bullying shelf, which is interesting. This book deals with a range of issues, and I have tagged it 'diverse', which it explores in several different ways most realistically.
Oh yes there is bullying. And people standing up against it. Good to see. I loved all the characters, and was happy to see their growth, and their sense of identity develop.
But, there is sadness here too. And sweetness. And tragedy.
Oh yes there is bullying. And people standing up against it. Good to see. I loved all the characters, and was happy to see their growth, and their sense of identity develop.
But, there is sadness here too. And sweetness. And tragedy.
3.5
Jag gillade verkligen denna boken. Den tog upp många viktiga ämnen och många bra budskap. Det kändes som en lättläst, men ”light” och rolig historia. Jag gillade dessutom att det var en multiperspektiv bok där man fick följa 5 olika personer och hur de skapar nya relationer med varandra. Karaktärerna var bra och jag gillade speciellt Charlie :)
En sak som störde mig var att boken var skriven i jag form. Jag blev hela tiden förvirrad från vems syn det var jag läste från, i och med att det fanns flera olika perspektiv. Detta hade enkelt kunnat undvikas genom att boken skulle varit skriven i tredje person, vilket jag hade föredragit.
Jag tycker också att slutet kunde ha utvecklats. Det kändes som ett så abrupt stopp på en så känslosam händelse. Jag tycker att det hade behövts mer känsla och att man hade fått följa karaktärerna när de får hantera den känslosamma situation som de har hamnat i. Det hade gett boken ett större djup och tagit en större del av läsarens hjärta. Så det är jag lite besviken över. Den hade kunnat bli så mycket bättre.
En annan sak som jag noterade var att bokens språk kändes väldigt ”lätt”. Det var inte alls så djupgående och det kändes som jag bara var och skrapade på ytan. Språket kändes kortfattat och jag lyckades först inte få den ”bok-känsla” som jag gärna ville ha. Däremot så blev det lite bättre ju längre in i boken man kom. Karaktärerna utvecklades och jag fick tillslut den där känslan av att vara omgiven av världen och de karaktärerna som boken handlar om.
Btw, jag älskar verkligen multiperspektiv böcker :))
Jag gillade verkligen denna boken. Den tog upp många viktiga ämnen och många bra budskap. Det kändes som en lättläst, men ”light” och rolig historia. Jag gillade dessutom att det var en multiperspektiv bok där man fick följa 5 olika personer och hur de skapar nya relationer med varandra. Karaktärerna var bra och jag gillade speciellt Charlie :)
En sak som störde mig var att boken var skriven i jag form. Jag blev hela tiden förvirrad från vems syn det var jag läste från, i och med att det fanns flera olika perspektiv. Detta hade enkelt kunnat undvikas genom att boken skulle varit skriven i tredje person, vilket jag hade föredragit.
Jag tycker också att slutet kunde ha utvecklats. Det kändes som ett så abrupt stopp på en så känslosam händelse. Jag tycker att det hade behövts mer känsla och att man hade fått följa karaktärerna när de får hantera den känslosamma situation som de har hamnat i. Det hade gett boken ett större djup och tagit en större del av läsarens hjärta. Så det är jag lite besviken över. Den hade kunnat bli så mycket bättre.
En annan sak som jag noterade var att bokens språk kändes väldigt ”lätt”. Det var inte alls så djupgående och det kändes som jag bara var och skrapade på ytan. Språket kändes kortfattat och jag lyckades först inte få den ”bok-känsla” som jag gärna ville ha. Däremot så blev det lite bättre ju längre in i boken man kom. Karaktärerna utvecklades och jag fick tillslut den där känslan av att vara omgiven av världen och de karaktärerna som boken handlar om.
Btw, jag älskar verkligen multiperspektiv böcker :))
Seriously, does anyone use Facebook anymore? I don't know a single person IRL who uses it. Yet somehow all these kids do.
The yearbook committee is a book about five highschool stereotypes who do stereotypical things. Then, they're forced to come together and work on the yearbook together and over the course of a year, develop friendships and overcome their assumptions about one another.
It does a very good job of portraying bullying,fat-shaming, peer pressure, family pressure, and pressure to have sex. It was realistic. It's written from five different perspectives and we get to see each of them develop throughout the year. I think everyone would be able to relate to at least one of the characters. I absolutely loved Gillian and Matty-the nerd and the loner. I don't know what this says about me. Gillian is a politician's daughter and Matty is the only underprivileged kid in book filled with mostly rich white characters. Tammi(the popular girl) was also awesome. She's not just concerned about her image but she has thoughts in her head. She wants to be a cop despite family pressure to be anything else.
I did not like the romance at all. I didn't hate it, there was just no build up and it felt kinda random. I was honestly expecting to like Charlie a lot more than I did. She had so much potential but it was wasted. She was snarky and fabulous and all-around awesome but she calls herself a feminist yet constantly mocks other girls for not being more like her. She was a bit extreme tbh. I like her but she had a few too many issues for me. But I can't stand Ryan. He's in love with Charlie but very inconsistent about it. One minute he's doing something sweet and the next moment he's run off to comfort his crying ex that he broke up with 10 months ago. The same ex that's been bullying one of his friends online and IRL. Also.he has no problem saying awful sexist stuff about Charlie to his friends.
The ending was incredible and unexpected. I did not see that coming at all and it destroyed me. I definetely want to read more books by Sarah soon.
The yearbook committee is a book about five highschool stereotypes who do stereotypical things. Then, they're forced to come together and work on the yearbook together and over the course of a year, develop friendships and overcome their assumptions about one another.
It does a very good job of portraying bullying,fat-shaming, peer pressure, family pressure, and pressure to have sex. It was realistic. It's written from five different perspectives and we get to see each of them develop throughout the year. I think everyone would be able to relate to at least one of the characters. I absolutely loved Gillian and Matty-the nerd and the loner. I don't know what this says about me. Gillian is a politician's daughter and Matty is the only underprivileged kid in book filled with mostly rich white characters. Tammi(the popular girl) was also awesome. She's not just concerned about her image but she has thoughts in her head. She wants to be a cop despite family pressure to be anything else.
I did not like the romance at all. I didn't hate it, there was just no build up and it felt kinda random. I was honestly expecting to like Charlie a lot more than I did. She had so much potential but it was wasted. She was snarky and fabulous and all-around awesome but she calls herself a feminist yet constantly mocks other girls for not being more like her. She was a bit extreme tbh. I like her but she had a few too many issues for me. But I can't stand Ryan. He's in love with Charlie but very inconsistent about it. One minute he's doing something sweet and the next moment he's run off to comfort his crying ex that he broke up with 10 months ago. The same ex that's been bullying one of his friends online and IRL. Also.he has no problem saying awful sexist stuff about Charlie to his friends.
The ending was incredible and unexpected. I did not see that coming at all and it destroyed me. I definetely want to read more books by Sarah soon.
Really good and relevant and way too real. It gave me flashbacks to my own HSC days which are definitely something I never wanna revisit. I don't even know if I've looked in the yearbook for my graduation year since. Or ever.
My only issue with this book was the dialogue. I didn't think it was that realistic and found a bit too exposition-y but that might just be me. Still really enjoyed it though.
That thing though. That thing that happened. Damn.
My only issue with this book was the dialogue. I didn't think it was that realistic and found a bit too exposition-y but that might just be me. Still really enjoyed it though.
That thing though. That thing that happened. Damn.
it probably would have been 3 if not for the last chapters, which were like a bollywood movie (mind i love those movies, but i know they are bollywod movies from the start, and not young adult books dealing with social issues) and then there was the end lecture chapter which really it was good that i was not young, cause i would have really, really disliked it!!
The Yearbook Committee is being described as this generation’s The Breakfast Club and I can see why! The setting for this novel takes place in a private school. Five Year 12 students are thrown together onto the yearbook committee and we get to read about their progress over the entire school year.
The story is told from the perspective of each of the members of the yearbook committee who are all dealing with their own personal issues while they are completing their final year of high school. Despite the fact that almost none of them are on the committee by choice they gradually form friendships with each other and put together a pretty amazing yearbook.
The Yearbook Committee tackles some serious issues. Bullying is a major theme, and it’s the kind of insidious, relentless gossip that is unfortunately far too common among females. It can be so difficult to pinpoint or deal with and I think Ayoub did a brilliant job of depicting it realistically. This kind of bullying has always been around in high schools (and some workplaces!), but it can be so much worse when it moves online. The problem with the internet is that everything on it is permanent and public. So, unlike the pre-internet days when you could go home from school and it didn’t exist bullying now follows teenagers everywhere they go, even when they graduate! Apologies for the rant here, but it’s a subject dear to my Internet Communications geek heart. Getting back on topic, brilliant job by the author to raise such an important issue in the language that teenagers will pay attention to!
This novel also tackles such issues as family and peer pressure, mental illness, self-esteem issues, gender stereotyping and questions about friendships, decency and life after school. And it is all presented in a non-preachy and brilliant story with interesting and well-developed characters that teenagers and YA fans will fall in love with. Bonus points from me because it was set in Sydney with many references to my hometown, Melbourne. And yes, Charlie should definitely visit Lord of the Fries when she goes to Melbourne for the weekend, but not with Pete because he’s a jerk!
Originally posted at https://scatterbooker.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/review-the-yearbook-committee-by-sarah-ayoub/
The story is told from the perspective of each of the members of the yearbook committee who are all dealing with their own personal issues while they are completing their final year of high school. Despite the fact that almost none of them are on the committee by choice they gradually form friendships with each other and put together a pretty amazing yearbook.
The Yearbook Committee tackles some serious issues. Bullying is a major theme, and it’s the kind of insidious, relentless gossip that is unfortunately far too common among females. It can be so difficult to pinpoint or deal with and I think Ayoub did a brilliant job of depicting it realistically. This kind of bullying has always been around in high schools (and some workplaces!), but it can be so much worse when it moves online. The problem with the internet is that everything on it is permanent and public. So, unlike the pre-internet days when you could go home from school and it didn’t exist bullying now follows teenagers everywhere they go, even when they graduate! Apologies for the rant here, but it’s a subject dear to my Internet Communications geek heart. Getting back on topic, brilliant job by the author to raise such an important issue in the language that teenagers will pay attention to!
This novel also tackles such issues as family and peer pressure, mental illness, self-esteem issues, gender stereotyping and questions about friendships, decency and life after school. And it is all presented in a non-preachy and brilliant story with interesting and well-developed characters that teenagers and YA fans will fall in love with. Bonus points from me because it was set in Sydney with many references to my hometown, Melbourne. And yes, Charlie should definitely visit Lord of the Fries when she goes to Melbourne for the weekend, but not with Pete because he’s a jerk!
Originally posted at https://scatterbooker.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/review-the-yearbook-committee-by-sarah-ayoub/
This was really good.
I had no idea what this book was going to be about apart from the blurb on the back, and I'm glad that I didn't know because it made it that much better for me.
There were characters that I really enjoyed, like Matty and Gillian. Heck, I loved all of the yearbook committee kids.
The side characters I could have done with less off.
Right, spoilers:
I do wish that there had been more done with Lauren and David's punishment after Gillian's death. They should have been made accountable for their actions. Especially Lauren and her pathetic bullying.
I wanted to see her life ruined. She deserved NO less for the things she did through this book alone.
And David needs to be castrated yesterday. He is such a fucking wanker.
Side note: a book with teenagers with no LGBT+ characters? Unrealistic.
4/5 stars
I had no idea what this book was going to be about apart from the blurb on the back, and I'm glad that I didn't know because it made it that much better for me.
There were characters that I really enjoyed, like Matty and Gillian. Heck, I loved all of the yearbook committee kids.
The side characters I could have done with less off.
Right, spoilers:
I wanted to see her life ruined. She deserved NO less for the things she did through this book alone.
And David needs to be castrated yesterday. He is such a fucking wanker.
Side note: a book with teenagers with no LGBT+ characters? Unrealistic.
4/5 stars
Five students in their final year at a private high school. Each from different walks of life and each dealing with being a teen in the world of social media. The concerned parents vs the absent parents vs the image obsessed lifestyle that seems to permeate the world we live in. It was a quick read with some moments that were undeniably cliched but, overall, I really enjoyed the plots that eventually converged. The senseless bullying which, as a high school teacher, I have become even more aware of was realistic and heartbreaking. I was left with many questions but overall well written.