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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
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The Rest of Us Just Live Here cuenta cómo un grupo de adolescentes sobrevive a los problemas de una vida de lo más normal, mientras que los héroes (los indie kids, como Ness los llama) se encargan de sus propios asuntos paranormales. Con una prosa sencilla y unos personajes de a pie, el autor elabora un argumento muy visto dándole una vuelta de tuerca. Un libro entretenido pero, al igual que sus protagonistas, nada especial.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here cuenta cómo un grupo de adolescentes sobrevive a los problemas de una vida de lo más normal, mientras que los héroes (los indie kids, como Ness los llama) se encargan de sus propios asuntos paranormales. Con una prosa sencilla y unos personajes de a pie, el autor elabora un argumento muy visto dándole una vuelta de tuerca. Un libro entretenido pero, al igual que sus protagonistas, nada especial.
Very slow to take off. It took me some time to get the rhythm of the book and get a connection with the characters. It wasn’t until three quarters of the way through that I became hooked. Overall a good book and a good read, but nothing I would overly rant about.
Per le prime 50 pagine ho pensato che sarebbe stato una noia mortale finirlo ma poi si è rivelato essere un romanzo molto carino, che racconta di quattro ragazzi normali, con i loro problemi "normali" che vivono in una cittadina in cui abitano gli "indie" ovvero i vari eroi di cui siamo abituati a leggere nei romanzi YA.
I protagonisti devono affrontare l'entrata nel mondo adulto e sono personaggi nei quali ci si può realmente identificare e dove i problemi non vengono risolti grazie ad un qualche potere nascosto.
Mi ha divertito inoltre la leggera presa in giro della tipica trama degli YA
I protagonisti devono affrontare l'entrata nel mondo adulto e sono personaggi nei quali ci si può realmente identificare e dove i problemi non vengono risolti grazie ad un qualche potere nascosto.
Mi ha divertito inoltre la leggera presa in giro della tipica trama degli YA
lighthearted
fast-paced
Wasn't sure about it in the beginning, but I was really enjoying it at the middle point! Not sure if the mental health representation was particularly good but it was interesting. The message was good if a bit contrived.
I don't think the chapter beginnings with the Indie Kids' storyline were particularly important, and I didn't really care for the message with the Indie Kids and how "they're just like us at the end of the day". It also that feels very contrived that these things apparently just happen with every teenage generation.
The point of the story is to follow the characters who live on the edges of the big story, but that doesn't actually make for a particularly satisfying story. It's halfway in and halfway out of something important. Mikey's struggles are clearly big enough that the side plot (if it can even be called that) doesn't seem relevant at all.
The only thing that actually made it a little relevant to them was because of Jared, and the friendship betwen him and Mikey could have easily been explored more in depth than it was. His relationship arc with Henna is sooo boring, however, and I didn't care for it at all.
Overall, Mikey is a really annoying and insecure, jealous boy and that's not particularly interesting. But his mental struggle, his family, his friends were all great character work and they really gave the story the warmth it needed.
I don't think the chapter beginnings with the Indie Kids' storyline were particularly important, and I didn't really care for the message with the Indie Kids and how "they're just like us at the end of the day". It also that feels very contrived that these things apparently just happen with every teenage generation.
The point of the story is to follow the characters who live on the edges of the big story, but that doesn't actually make for a particularly satisfying story. It's halfway in and halfway out of something important. Mikey's struggles are clearly big enough that the side plot (if it can even be called that) doesn't seem relevant at all.
The only thing that actually made it a little relevant to them was because of Jared, and the friendship betwen him and Mikey could have easily been explored more in depth than it was. His relationship arc with Henna is sooo boring, however, and I didn't care for it at all.
Overall, Mikey is a really annoying and insecure, jealous boy and that's not particularly interesting. But his mental struggle, his family, his friends were all great character work and they really gave the story the warmth it needed.
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes