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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
This novel is about the background characters in the typical teen paranormal story. Not the ones the zombies, vampires, or fairy creatures are battling, but rather their classmates who go about their normal life while the battle rages around them. I thought it was quite an intriguing idea for a story and enjoyed it quite a lot. This book includes a character with OCD and another with an eating disorder--which I find awesome for readers with related issues to see themselves represented in literature. I was super excited when I saw that Patrick Ness had a new book coming out and I was not disappointed.
I'll be honest, I was going to give this book 3 stars and a "meh" but about 100 pages from the end it it started to have a point and I enjoyed that last third.
Boy, this was dull. What a waste of a great concept.
I absolutely LOVED A Monster Calls by Ness. It's one of my all time favorites, so obviously I had to preorder this new book of his.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here serves an incredibly fresh premise that pokes lighthearted fun at most novels involving a heroic protagonist. The main point of this book was to concentrate around the characters who aren't the heroes we are so used to reading about, so when I started, I thought back to what the actual plot of this would be, considering making the main character a "hero" would be completely redundant (there's a better word, but I just can't think of it at the moment). And then actually finishing it, I realized that I didn't mind how it was written.
It kind of reminded me of a contemporary with how it concentrated more so on the characters rather than the actual action. I enjoyed the excerpts of the real heroes just so you know exactly at what point in a classic hero story they're living. I loved all the characters and thought it was plotted out quite nicely.
Overall, an awesome book that I think all Ness fans will enjoy. And even people who are general fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, because this was just a major flashback to that and I loved it.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here serves an incredibly fresh premise that pokes lighthearted fun at most novels involving a heroic protagonist. The main point of this book was to concentrate around the characters who aren't the heroes we are so used to reading about, so when I started, I thought back to what the actual plot of this would be, considering making the main character a "hero" would be completely redundant (there's a better word, but I just can't think of it at the moment). And then actually finishing it, I realized that I didn't mind how it was written.
It kind of reminded me of a contemporary with how it concentrated more so on the characters rather than the actual action. I enjoyed the excerpts of the real heroes just so you know exactly at what point in a classic hero story they're living. I loved all the characters and thought it was plotted out quite nicely.
Overall, an awesome book that I think all Ness fans will enjoy. And even people who are general fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, because this was just a major flashback to that and I loved it.
The book was ok. The depiction of anxiety and OCD was very well done.
Patrick Ness's books always leave me reeling. My heart! Oh my heart! But how can I sum up what I'm left with mere minutes after I've finished? I can tell you that this book is partially about mental illness. About how it is a real and true bodily malady that you cannot control. It is not a moral issue, it isn't a choice. Seeking help isn't failure. Medication isn't giving in. And all of those would be reason enough to read this book and talk about it all the time. But this book is also about the family that you choose; your friends. It's about that sickening ache that you have right below your sternum when you can't fix their problems. Its about that beautiful gift of giving your love and acceptance to people who you met by mere chance. It makes you want to call them right now and tell them that you love them more than almost anything in the world. I certainly hope mine know this.
And even better, this book was part of an effort to raise money for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Two of the main characters were given the names of benefactors who helped raise more than $85,000 for the relief effort. Can you get better than this?
And even better, this book was part of an effort to raise money for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Two of the main characters were given the names of benefactors who helped raise more than $85,000 for the relief effort. Can you get better than this?
An okay story, told from the point of view of the people living on the sidelines amidst supernatural events. Perhaps it's because I read a Patrick Ness book right before this one, but I wasn't overly enthralled with the events taking place. I liked the characters, even though Mikey got on my nerves (as all teenage protagonists often do), but a lot about it was pretty sweet. Maybe if you feel like you're in the mood for something different.
This book was so darn fun. The background stories of the Immortals had me laughing so much because it was so ridiculous. I loved how contemporary and fantasy crossed over and I loved how the characters were all like "I am fully aware that weird shit happens but I'm just trying to live my god damn life" so beautiful.
Also a heartfelt book that deals with mental illness and friendships and change and it was all addressed so well and I loved it! I definitely get the Patrick Ness hype and I need to read more of his books.
Also a heartfelt book that deals with mental illness and friendships and change and it was all addressed so well and I loved it! I definitely get the Patrick Ness hype and I need to read more of his books.