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nedge's review
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
4.5
scribesprite's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book because it really seems like it could be real. I got a sense of what the asian american culture is like. I'm just glad that I don't get that much pressure from my parents. It's not exactly what I expected but that just made it all the more real to me.
ttmathew's review
3.0
I read this book to see if I could recommend it to any of my students. So many kids can connect to the pressure that Patti feels as an Asian American high school student, although maybe not to her extent. I think it's a great read, especially for those that need to learn how to choose their own fate.
jallertep's review
3.0
I wish I could give this book 3 1/2 stars. It made me laugh a lot and I really enjoyed reading about Patti and her day-to-day struggles with feeling "good enough," but it started to get kind of predictable at the end and that annoyed me.
krissyronan's review
3.0
Cute story about the pressures a high school senior feels from her family to get into the best schools.
iluvbooks13's review
3.0
This book was interesting, but I would only read it if you want another book about teenage life.... The only new things were:
1- she didn't get the guy
2- she was Korean, and teased about her nationality
3- she played violin
Other than that, nothing new.
1- she didn't get the guy
2- she was Korean, and teased about her nationality
3- she played violin
Other than that, nothing new.
abigailbat's review against another edition
5.0
Patti Yoon is a straight-A student, first chair violinist, and destined for HarvardYalePrinceton if she can only get her SATs up to a 2300. She's always had this dream of being accepted into an Ivy league school, going on to make something of herself (and, more importantly, escaping high school). But from the moment she sets eyes on Ben (a.k.a. Cute Trumpet Guy), things start to change. Her whole life, Patti has had to live up to her Korean parents' expectations, but now she's finally starting to figure out what will make her happy.
Patti is a really likeable main character and a hilarious narrator. I couldn't put this book down and I was laughing out loud reading it. Patti's surrounded by a cast of interesting supporting characters, including the dreamy, musical Ben, her strict parents (who have their reasons for expecting so much from her) and her geeky friends from Korean church. Yes, race is an issue at times in the book, but the bigger issue is Patti standing up for herself and figuring out that "success" and "happiness" are not necessarily one and the same.
Readalike suggestions: Meg Cabot for tweens, Megan McCafferty for older teens
Patti is a really likeable main character and a hilarious narrator. I couldn't put this book down and I was laughing out loud reading it. Patti's surrounded by a cast of interesting supporting characters, including the dreamy, musical Ben, her strict parents (who have their reasons for expecting so much from her) and her geeky friends from Korean church. Yes, race is an issue at times in the book, but the bigger issue is Patti standing up for herself and figuring out that "success" and "happiness" are not necessarily one and the same.
Readalike suggestions: Meg Cabot for tweens, Megan McCafferty for older teens
stenaros's review
3.0
Patti is doing all the things to be successful and get into Harvard/Yale/Princeton in this story of parental expectations, young people identity, music, and a huge crush.
The friend character was underdeveloped, but otherwise, it was a solid novel set during the senior year of high school.
The friend character was underdeveloped, but otherwise, it was a solid novel set during the senior year of high school.