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maddiequinn's review against another edition
5.0
Yep! another Zappia book! again this one was just so, so, so amazing, despite how much it made me cry. Zappia has a true gift with writing her characters, because they have such a hidden depth that you typically don't find out until it shown. Alex's adventure was nerve wracking, and I was constantly worrying for both her and Miles, and everyone in the club, because of how much I felt like I really knew them. Zappia gave them such great personalities that I felt that I really, truly, met them, and that if I were to head off to school, I would pass them in the hall, or see them during science.
As far as I know, I've read the only Zappia books published as of right now. at this point, I'm just waiting for the next!
As far as I know, I've read the only Zappia books published as of right now. at this point, I'm just waiting for the next!
m_lynch's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
valfrae's review against another edition
2.0
The book starts with a beautiful poem, Mad Girl’s Love Song by Sylvia Path. I love love love it. ❤️
Made You Up is about Alex, who’s schizophrenic & extremely knowledgable about history. Then like most YAs, she meets a guy(who’s extremely knowledgeable about history too,surprise,surprise), falls in love & makes new friends, all the while struggling with differentiating between what’s real & what’s not. You would think it gets interesting. (Spoiler: IT DOES NOT.)
The main problem I had with this book is that it gets a bit fuzzy & confusing at times. Zappia jumps from one plot to another, like a bunny with a snake after its ass. Another problem I have with this book is that schizophrenia has been portrayed a bit shoddily. I won’t go into the details much but I’ll just mention this that one of the problems schizophrenic people have is disorganised speech, but Alex does not show any signs of speaking issues in the entire book, no stammering, nothing.
Except for the fact that the protagonist has schizophrenia, there’s nothing new to the book.
• Favourite character: The dad
Made You Up is about Alex, who’s schizophrenic & extremely knowledgable about history. Then like most YAs, she meets a guy(who’s extremely knowledgeable about history too,surprise,surprise), falls in love & makes new friends, all the while struggling with differentiating between what’s real & what’s not. You would think it gets interesting. (Spoiler: IT DOES NOT.)
The main problem I had with this book is that it gets a bit fuzzy & confusing at times. Zappia jumps from one plot to another, like a bunny with a snake after its ass. Another problem I have with this book is that schizophrenia has been portrayed a bit shoddily. I won’t go into the details much but I’ll just mention this that one of the problems schizophrenic people have is disorganised speech, but Alex does not show any signs of speaking issues in the entire book, no stammering, nothing.
Except for the fact that the protagonist has schizophrenia, there’s nothing new to the book.
• Favourite character: The dad
alizalondon's review against another edition
1.0
Nope nope nope. This must be my first one-star read in years, it was so bad.
Listen—just because the main character suffers from schizophrenia and is therefore an unreliable narrator does not excuse how the writing was all over the place. This book can’t decide whether it’s a fun romantic coming-of-age or a dark contemporary, so you have a very average love story peppered with completely out of nowhere “twists” that make zero sense, are executed and foreshadowed poorly, are far too dark to make any sense in the story, and then are basically forgotten the next page onwards.
Plus add in a very inconsistent love interest and essentially zero notable side characters (seriously, who actually cares one bit about the club they’re a part of?). Other reviewers with more knowledge of schizophrenia also seem to indicate that the rep is extremely inaccurate and plays to stereotypes, so this book doesn’t even have that going for it.
Very unfortunate that it’s rated so highly.
Listen—just because the main character suffers from schizophrenia and is therefore an unreliable narrator does not excuse how the writing was all over the place. This book can’t decide whether it’s a fun romantic coming-of-age or a dark contemporary, so you have a very average love story peppered with completely out of nowhere “twists” that make zero sense, are executed and foreshadowed poorly, are far too dark to make any sense in the story, and then are basically forgotten the next page onwards.
Plus add in a very inconsistent love interest and essentially zero notable side characters (seriously, who actually cares one bit about the club they’re a part of?). Other reviewers with more knowledge of schizophrenia also seem to indicate that the rep is extremely inaccurate and plays to stereotypes, so this book doesn’t even have that going for it.
Very unfortunate that it’s rated so highly.
galacticrana's review against another edition
3.0
The nice thing about this book that it kept me wondering if the people around Alex are real or not. I didn't like the ending though. I hate happy endings.
paperbacksandpines's review against another edition
4.0
This is the best Y.A. book I've read since I can remember. I was instantly pulled in from the first page and I remained interested until through the end. I didn't know much about schizophrenia and it was fascinating, albeit heartbreaking at times.
cosmicjess's review against another edition
2.0
it was... aight. writing was fine, characters were rather 2-D but likable enough, but whew that depiction of mental illness. i'm reading this as something to read during mental illness awareness week, and this was just not it. i can't even blame the time it was written, but i can't stand the fact that there were no actual signs of alex's mental illness showing itself rather than having hallucinations and delusions (which the author decides to use interchangeably).
i wish she used this opportunity to show that schizophrenia can be more than hallucinations and hearing things; it involves disorganized thinking, loss of motor skills, apathy,the "blunting" of mood and affect, lack of social interest. i just couldn't believe a story of a teenage girl with schizophrenia not experiencing any negative symptoms, or even really positive symptoms, besides auditory and visual hallucinations - which, mind you, are incredibly common among people with schizophrenia, but not the most seen nor observed symptom.
as a social work major, and as someone who has had a break in their psyche where i experienced what was diagnosed as schizophreniform, i've had my fair share of exposure to schizophrenia symptoms, and alex's experience may be someone's experience with the disorder, but it is not a statistically accurate depiction ready enough for everyday consumers to read and think, "oh, wow, this must be what everyone feels with schizophrenia."
also - weird, but a bit of a pet peeve, i couldn't believe the part about alex being diagnosed with schizophrenia at 7-years-old. no WAY would a child psychologist DIAGNOSE a child with schizophrenia, when it may as well be bipolar disorder, lack of sleep, or, which is mostly the case in children under the age of 12, high fevers and extreme immunity compromise. schizophrenia is a diagnosis that will stay with that child for the rest of their life, and they may as well have it and all, but usually adults over the age of 18 are diagnosed, and in women, it's statistically observed even later than 18.
all in all, i just couldn't get behind the message of this book. her mother was terrible in dealing with alex's mental illness, her friends were boring, the romance was boring as well when it became an actual romance, and the ending was less than amazing. yoinks. would not recommend.
i wish she used this opportunity to show that schizophrenia can be more than hallucinations and hearing things; it involves disorganized thinking, loss of motor skills, apathy,the "blunting" of mood and affect, lack of social interest. i just couldn't believe a story of a teenage girl with schizophrenia not experiencing any negative symptoms, or even really positive symptoms, besides auditory and visual hallucinations - which, mind you, are incredibly common among people with schizophrenia, but not the most seen nor observed symptom.
as a social work major, and as someone who has had a break in their psyche where i experienced what was diagnosed as schizophreniform, i've had my fair share of exposure to schizophrenia symptoms, and alex's experience may be someone's experience with the disorder, but it is not a statistically accurate depiction ready enough for everyday consumers to read and think, "oh, wow, this must be what everyone feels with schizophrenia."
also - weird, but a bit of a pet peeve, i couldn't believe the part about alex being diagnosed with schizophrenia at 7-years-old. no WAY would a child psychologist DIAGNOSE a child with schizophrenia, when it may as well be bipolar disorder, lack of sleep, or, which is mostly the case in children under the age of 12, high fevers and extreme immunity compromise. schizophrenia is a diagnosis that will stay with that child for the rest of their life, and they may as well have it and all, but usually adults over the age of 18 are diagnosed, and in women, it's statistically observed even later than 18.
all in all, i just couldn't get behind the message of this book. her mother was terrible in dealing with alex's mental illness, her friends were boring, the romance was boring as well when it became an actual romance, and the ending was less than amazing. yoinks. would not recommend.
patriciadanisova's review against another edition
5.0
Myslím, že táto kniha bola nominovaná v YA kategorií v GR awards.
Nepamätám si za koho som hlasovala.
Ak by sa to dalo vrátiť späť, zahlasujem za Ferku Zappiu.
Lebo táto kniha raz ukáže mojím deťom, že existujú aj chorí ľudia a netreba sa ich báť.
Lebo... to bolo krásne.
Lebo som nemala slov po ukončení knihy.
Lebo som sa zamilovala.
Lebo... lebo.
Nepamätám si za koho som hlasovala.
Ak by sa to dalo vrátiť späť, zahlasujem za Ferku Zappiu.
Lebo táto kniha raz ukáže mojím deťom, že existujú aj chorí ľudia a netreba sa ich báť.
Lebo... to bolo krásne.
Lebo som nemala slov po ukončení knihy.
Lebo som sa zamilovala.
Lebo... lebo.
rhaenyrareads's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai pas de mots là.
Les premières choses qui m’avaient interpellée dans ce livre c’étaient sa couverture et son titre. Le mélange des deux m’a donné envie de m’y intéresser. On y sentait déjà la poésie et le côté peut-être plein d’émotions de l’histoire.
En choisissant ce roman, et en commençant ma lecture je ne savais pas vraiment à quoi m’attendre. J’avais trop peur que ça me brise le cœur en mille morceaux. Ou alors que ça puisse ne pas me convenir. Je ne pensais vraiment pas m’attacher autant à ce livre. Ca a été une lecture surprenante. Poétique, attachante, agréable.
Le premier chapitre nous plonge dans un univers assez poétique. C’est notamment ceci qui a fait que je me suis accrochée à ma lecture, aux personnages et à l’histoire. C’était vraiment mignon, amusant et donnait une entrée en manière accrocheuse.
Narré à la première personne, on se retrouve dans la tête d’Alex (Alexandra), schizophrène. Je l’ai trouvée vraiment attachante. Au final, je ne l’ai pas trouvée si différente de « la normale », de nous, de moi. Elle vit à sa manière avec ses habitudes pour essayer de comprendre ce qui est réel et ce qui ne l’est pas, ce qu’elle invente. On la suit dans son nouveau lycée où - je trouve - elle réussit à s’intégrer dans un groupe assez atypique. J’ai pu me reconnaître un peu en elle.
J’avoue que la première moitié du roman était un peu trop lente, un peu vide, je me demandais quand est-ce qu’il allait se passer quelque chose. Et une fois qu’on plonge dans la seconde moitié, ça ne s’arrête plus. J’ai été un peu prise aux tripes lorsqu’on a cette flopée de révélations sur plusieurs personnages. On est avec eux et on ne veut plus lâcher sa lecture tant qu’on a pas découvert plus, tant qu’on a pas compris, tant qu’on ne voit pas comment ils s’en sortent et s’ils s’en sortent. Ces nombreux rebondissements vous provoquent un effet d’ascenseur émotionnel tout le long de cette lecture.
Francesca Zappia a réussi à me séduire dans un type d’histoire qui d’habitude ne me donne pas tant envie que ça. L’attitude des personnages n’étaient ni exagérées ni très éloignées de la réalité. Tout était bien à sa place. Sa façon d’écrire, ses personnages, tout ça m’a emportée dans l’histoire sans que je ne le remarque, alors chapeau bas. J’ai a-do-ré le personnages de Miles. Un petit coup de cœur sur ce garçon au grand cœur, et au grand courage. Alex l’était aussi, très courageuse.
Cette lecture je la conseille vraiment. Si vous voulez lire une histoire qui traite d’une maladie, sans avoir le cœur trop brisé, sans finir en larmes, sans trop en sortir chamboulé, Je t’ai rêvé est l’idéal. Poétique, amusant, léger, et qui prend quand même au cœur au moment où il le faut. Et surtout qui donne un petit exemple sur les bonnes attitudes à avoir : Alex et Miles ont su se battre et garder la tête haute malgré tout, avec leurs moments de faiblesses, comme tout être humain que nous sommes.
Les premières choses qui m’avaient interpellée dans ce livre c’étaient sa couverture et son titre. Le mélange des deux m’a donné envie de m’y intéresser. On y sentait déjà la poésie et le côté peut-être plein d’émotions de l’histoire.
En choisissant ce roman, et en commençant ma lecture je ne savais pas vraiment à quoi m’attendre. J’avais trop peur que ça me brise le cœur en mille morceaux. Ou alors que ça puisse ne pas me convenir. Je ne pensais vraiment pas m’attacher autant à ce livre. Ca a été une lecture surprenante. Poétique, attachante, agréable.
Le premier chapitre nous plonge dans un univers assez poétique. C’est notamment ceci qui a fait que je me suis accrochée à ma lecture, aux personnages et à l’histoire. C’était vraiment mignon, amusant et donnait une entrée en manière accrocheuse.
Narré à la première personne, on se retrouve dans la tête d’Alex (Alexandra), schizophrène. Je l’ai trouvée vraiment attachante. Au final, je ne l’ai pas trouvée si différente de « la normale », de nous, de moi. Elle vit à sa manière avec ses habitudes pour essayer de comprendre ce qui est réel et ce qui ne l’est pas, ce qu’elle invente. On la suit dans son nouveau lycée où - je trouve - elle réussit à s’intégrer dans un groupe assez atypique. J’ai pu me reconnaître un peu en elle.
J’avoue que la première moitié du roman était un peu trop lente, un peu vide, je me demandais quand est-ce qu’il allait se passer quelque chose. Et une fois qu’on plonge dans la seconde moitié, ça ne s’arrête plus. J’ai été un peu prise aux tripes lorsqu’on a cette flopée de révélations sur plusieurs personnages. On est avec eux et on ne veut plus lâcher sa lecture tant qu’on a pas découvert plus, tant qu’on a pas compris, tant qu’on ne voit pas comment ils s’en sortent et s’ils s’en sortent. Ces nombreux rebondissements vous provoquent un effet d’ascenseur émotionnel tout le long de cette lecture.
Francesca Zappia a réussi à me séduire dans un type d’histoire qui d’habitude ne me donne pas tant envie que ça. L’attitude des personnages n’étaient ni exagérées ni très éloignées de la réalité. Tout était bien à sa place. Sa façon d’écrire, ses personnages, tout ça m’a emportée dans l’histoire sans que je ne le remarque, alors chapeau bas. J’ai a-do-ré le personnages de Miles. Un petit coup de cœur sur ce garçon au grand cœur, et au grand courage. Alex l’était aussi, très courageuse.
Cette lecture je la conseille vraiment. Si vous voulez lire une histoire qui traite d’une maladie, sans avoir le cœur trop brisé, sans finir en larmes, sans trop en sortir chamboulé, Je t’ai rêvé est l’idéal. Poétique, amusant, léger, et qui prend quand même au cœur au moment où il le faut. Et surtout qui donne un petit exemple sur les bonnes attitudes à avoir : Alex et Miles ont su se battre et garder la tête haute malgré tout, avec leurs moments de faiblesses, comme tout être humain que nous sommes.