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littlemel64's review against another edition
4.0
Shusterman makes the Brooklyn neighborhood of Antsy come to life.
kyms's review against another edition
4.0
Antsy Bonano ends up befriending three people unintentionally. A boy, who has a knack for being unnoticed by "4 out of 5 people," including teachers, is the first. Next, it is a "temporarily" wheelchair bound senior citizen, and finally, his blind granddaughter. Each of these needs Antsy for different reasons and each of them teaches him more about himself and about other people. This is a really good book with a lot of side stories wrapped around each character. Just like real life.
cassholland's review against another edition
5.0
so fun to reread this childhood favorite now that I live in Brooklyn
emybookworm's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favourite Neal Shusterman books. Yes even though I love unwind and Everlost and Bruiser. I will always say this one is my favourite.
alanaes's review against another edition
4.0
Why is Neal Shusterman so good at writing every genre? Like...how?
Also: Shusterman narrates his own audiobook as a 14 year-old kid from Brooklyn and it's...perfect? What? Seriously. The audiobook is straight-up delightful and affecting and I maybe even cried once?
New solid recommendation for my ninth-graders.
Also: Shusterman narrates his own audiobook as a 14 year-old kid from Brooklyn and it's...perfect? What? Seriously. The audiobook is straight-up delightful and affecting and I maybe even cried once?
New solid recommendation for my ninth-graders.
arielzeit's review against another edition
5.0
Loved the tough, slangy, old Brooklyn voice of the narrator, a young man who has a friend who is mysteriously unnoticeable and who falls in love with a strong, feisty blind girl. This Brooklyn predates gentrification; the Gowanus Canal is still a toxic, deserted zone and restaurants more likely to serve pizza by the slice.
penguinjv's review against another edition
4.0
"It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash."
REALLY interesting book.
REALLY interesting book.
snugshelf's review against another edition
4.0
I've been on a Neal Shusterman kick ever since I read Unwind, and this is my 2nd favorite so far next to that one. :) It was so funny, insightful, realistic (besides the whole functionally invisible thing, but still, there are kids who seem like that sometimes too) and a little sad in parts. I loved Antsy, he was just great, and just like a boy. Some books try to make boys into what the author wishes they would be, but Antsy was just average, although special in his own way. Lexie & Mr. Crawley were awesome too. :)
dr_dumpling's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I hope that's a neutral enough rating, because while The Schwa Was Here was a quick, engrossing read (I finished it in under two hours) it was just...weird. As in, slightly confusing and the most bizarre book I've ever read.
I hope that's a neutral enough rating, because while The Schwa Was Here was a quick, engrossing read (I finished it in under two hours) it was just...weird. As in, slightly confusing and the most bizarre book I've ever read.