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janelleleigh12's review against another edition
3.0
An easy-to-read novel about average teens living their average life.
bujoining's review against another edition
3.5
Bin etwas zu zweit für das Buch gewesen aber das habe ich mir auch schon gedacht. Ich könnte irgendwo schlecht einschätzen wie alt die Charaktere sind am Anfang, irgendwie haben sie sich manchmal wie 12 Verhalten und manchmal wie 17^^v wurde gegen Ende klarer.
lotusnbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Barrows somehow makes an awful lot of "nothing" into a captivating, relatable story. Char and Frankie are a dynamic duo. This is as close to realistic fiction as you're gonna get. Blended families, complicated friendships, and the everyday nonsense teenagers have to deal with is expertly laid out.
melodious1776's review against another edition
4.0
I really wasn't sure about this book when I first picked it up but ended up really liking it a lot!!! It's not the best book for you if you're looking for something plot heavy, but it's a really nice book to just sit down with, chill, and not have to think about anything too hard. Overall a very fun read!!
malicex18's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so much fun!!! And I don’t mean it’s fun saying I am reading nothing though it really is!
This book was such a bubbly contemporary and I loved it you know what I am going to change it to 5 stars! Done ✅
There was only one thing I couldn’t relate to and that was (beware not exact quote) “he flicked his ponytail across his shoulder in that way where he doesn’t touch it and suddenly I am filled with lust”
Ewww if you know what I mean!
This book was such a bubbly contemporary and I loved it you know what I am going to change it to 5 stars! Done ✅
There was only one thing I couldn’t relate to and that was (beware not exact quote) “he flicked his ponytail across his shoulder in that way where he doesn’t touch it and suddenly I am filled with lust”
Ewww if you know what I mean!
plaidpladd's review against another edition
2.0
I finished this book less than 12 hours ago and I already remember nothing about it.
missprint_'s review against another edition
3.0
Nothing ever happens to Charlotte and Frankie. Their lives are never going to be immortalized in the pages of a YA novel because they are way too boring. They don't have glorious red hair or super hot love interests. Theirs lives aren't falling apart and they definitely aren't werewolves. Charlotte and Frankie just live at home with their parents who are pretty normal. They go to high school. That's about it. Nothing.
Charlotte decides to prove how boring their lives are by writing all about everything that happens to both of them during their sophomore year. But as Charlotte tries to prove that life doesn't have a plot or character development she starts to realize that real life might have its charms after all in Nothing (2017) by Annie Barrows.
Nothing is Barrows' YA debut novel. The story was inspired by Barrows' own children bemoaning their totally mundane and non-book-worthy lives.
The novel is written in alternating first person narration with Charlotte's writing project and Frankie's more traditional prose. Despite having distinct personalities and unique arcs, it's often hard to distinguish between Frankie and Charlotte's narrations as their voices blend together thanks to similar phrasing and cadence.
Charlotte and Frankie are authentic teens who fall decidedly on the younger end of the YA spectrum. There are no soul mates or life and death situations here but there are crushes, party-induced hangovers, and a couple of big surprises.
A quick, contemporary read ideal for anyone who enjoys realistic fiction with a healthy dose of laughs, strong friendships, and minimal drama or tears.
Possible Pairings: Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira, Revenge of the Girl With the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg, Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley, Confessions of a Not It Girl by Melissa Kantor, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart, Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales
Charlotte decides to prove how boring their lives are by writing all about everything that happens to both of them during their sophomore year. But as Charlotte tries to prove that life doesn't have a plot or character development she starts to realize that real life might have its charms after all in Nothing (2017) by Annie Barrows.
Nothing is Barrows' YA debut novel. The story was inspired by Barrows' own children bemoaning their totally mundane and non-book-worthy lives.
The novel is written in alternating first person narration with Charlotte's writing project and Frankie's more traditional prose. Despite having distinct personalities and unique arcs, it's often hard to distinguish between Frankie and Charlotte's narrations as their voices blend together thanks to similar phrasing and cadence.
Charlotte and Frankie are authentic teens who fall decidedly on the younger end of the YA spectrum. There are no soul mates or life and death situations here but there are crushes, party-induced hangovers, and a couple of big surprises.
A quick, contemporary read ideal for anyone who enjoys realistic fiction with a healthy dose of laughs, strong friendships, and minimal drama or tears.
Possible Pairings: Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira, Revenge of the Girl With the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg, Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley, Confessions of a Not It Girl by Melissa Kantor, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart, Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales
charmaineac's review against another edition
2.0
I'm way too old for this kind of schtick. Maybe the vernacular was characteristic of 15-year-olds. Except they still ended up doing a lot more than I ever did at 15. We never had ragers. We never drank or went on 8-hour road trips. I'm only familiar with the mundane stuff, like grumbling about doing homework and sitting in silence with friends, messaging other people and liking things on instagram. What a sad life we lead, eh?
The characters were highly immature and had almost no personal growth. The book was meta, but in a cringey way. If anything, it just depicted teenage girls as incredibly vapid/shallow. I mean, I'm glad they point out when something unusual is going on (standing on her porch at sunset, alone and in her best dress? Sure, why not!), but I felt like those plot points just compounded the ridiculousness of this story.
If nothing is going to happen, you need to commit to it. If things DO happen, don't pretend that this story is about regular 15-year-olds. Then again, I usually believe that even ordinary lives can be fascinating. In this case, I guess I was just brought back to a more shallow and wasteful time in life.
The characters were highly immature and had almost no personal growth. The book was meta, but in a cringey way. If anything, it just depicted teenage girls as incredibly vapid/shallow. I mean, I'm glad they point out when something unusual is going on (standing on her porch at sunset, alone and in her best dress? Sure, why not!), but I felt like those plot points just compounded the ridiculousness of this story.
If nothing is going to happen, you need to commit to it. If things DO happen, don't pretend that this story is about regular 15-year-olds. Then again, I usually believe that even ordinary lives can be fascinating. In this case, I guess I was just brought back to a more shallow and wasteful time in life.
allysunsun's review against another edition
4.0
At first I didn't like this book because of all the Nothing-ness but the author did a great job showcasing that nothing isn't always nothing.
lazygal's review against another edition
4.0
This is what teenage girls sound like: the BFF code/jokes, the levels of like/love/angst, etc.. Pitch perfect. And yes, this is (like Seinfeld infamously was) about "nothing", the "nothing" that goes into our daily lives particularly when we're teen girls in high school. What stopped this from being a five-star was the odd decision to alternate chapters between first and third person. No idea why that was thought to be a good idea (perhaps, better differentiate between Charlotte and Franklin?) but it does get distracting.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.