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beths0103's review against another edition
I'm really bummed I didn't like this one but honestly, the list thing just felt way too gimmicky. I wanted to read an actual story, not a more complicated, less fluent version of a story told through lists. I think there's a good story here; I just really disliked the delivery.
sbosoa's review against another edition
3.0
Even though the plot of Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You is not the most exciting thing in the universe, I still liked the reading experience I got out of it.
The idea of telling the story through lists worked really well and the author always put some interesting twists on it to convey different aspects of emotions and the characters' perception.
In general, it is an enjoyable, not too deep read, but definitely worth giving a try.
The idea of telling the story through lists worked really well and the author always put some interesting twists on it to convey different aspects of emotions and the characters' perception.
In general, it is an enjoyable, not too deep read, but definitely worth giving a try.
hall852's review against another edition
i didn't even get half way before i stopped reading this .the list idea was cool but i couldn't continue to read it
jennifermreads's review against another edition
3.0
Real rating of 3.5
Darren has had some major bombs dropped on him: his parents are getting divorced, his brother left for college, his best friend has moved. And now, he suspects another bomb is coming because his mom has announced that his dad is stopping by before school to discuss “something important.”
Why pick-up this book? Well, to me the book blurb didn’t sound all that unique … until I read that it was told in lists. An entire story told in lists? Color me there!
Initially, it was uncomfortable. I had to get used to, well, the really long titles to the lists, the lists themselves, and the sometimes rambling, incomplete sentences that had me thinking I was knocking around inside Darren’s brain as he wrote the lists. See what I mean? That extremely long sentence? It is a result of reading 640 pages of lists that soooooo sounded like a teenage boy’s musings!
Lots of issues were covered within the pages of this novel but the enjoyment comes from just melting into Darren’s brain and enjoying the ride.
Darren has had some major bombs dropped on him: his parents are getting divorced, his brother left for college, his best friend has moved. And now, he suspects another bomb is coming because his mom has announced that his dad is stopping by before school to discuss “something important.”
Why pick-up this book? Well, to me the book blurb didn’t sound all that unique … until I read that it was told in lists. An entire story told in lists? Color me there!
Initially, it was uncomfortable. I had to get used to, well, the really long titles to the lists, the lists themselves, and the sometimes rambling, incomplete sentences that had me thinking I was knocking around inside Darren’s brain as he wrote the lists. See what I mean? That extremely long sentence? It is a result of reading 640 pages of lists that soooooo sounded like a teenage boy’s musings!
Lots of issues were covered within the pages of this novel but the enjoyment comes from just melting into Darren’s brain and enjoying the ride.
vera_k's review against another edition
4.0
I couldn't put this book down. I loved the idea of the book being written entirely in lists and I thought it worked great for this book! The only real problem I had with this book is how he reacts to his dad's big news, but that might just be because I would have reacted differently.
shannonsnextchapter's review against another edition
3.0
My review can be found here https://www.instagram.com/p/BCB32I3wfkV/?taken-by=lightand_shade
ilaiza_aviles's review against another edition
3.0
I love the concept and the way the lists were done. It was an easy read, and surprisingly I knew exactly what was going on the entire time. The down fall is that I wanted more out of the story. The ending felt unfinished and rushed.
antolok's review against another edition
1.0
Ho comprato questo libro un bel pò di tempo fa, ma mi sono decisa a leggerlo solo ora e purtroppo ho deciso di non finirlo. Ho letto poco più di 200 pagine e mi sono dovuta fermare ... proprio non ce la faccio ad andare avanti a leggere questa storia sapendo di dover ancora leggere più di 400 pagine (visto che questo libro è un bel mattoncino).
L'unica nota positiva è, che avendolo letto in inglese (visto che non è stato tradotto in italiano), posso dirvi che è molto facile da leggere (quindi un livello di difficoltà della lingua basso).
Per il resto non so che dire... storia estremamente noiosa e decisamente troppo lunga: le 200 pagine che ho letto potevano benissimo essere riassunte in 30 pagine (ma forse anche meno).
Un altro aspetto negativo di questo libro è il modo in cui è scritto, infatti la storia è raccontata attraverso l'uso di elenchi: di per sé questo metodo di scrittura può essere considerato originale, se non fosse che poco tempo fa ho letto un'altro libro scritto in questo modo e l'uso degli elenchi mi ha solo portato a continuare la lettura ancora più velocemente. In questo caso invece, gli elenchi rendono la lettura scostante, visto che alcuni capitoli, essendo brevissimi, si leggono in pochi secondi mentre altri sono mediamente lunghi e quindi serve più tempo per leggerli.
Ho deciso di dare una sola stellina a questo libro, ma onestamente è fin troppo.
L'unica nota positiva è, che avendolo letto in inglese (visto che non è stato tradotto in italiano), posso dirvi che è molto facile da leggere (quindi un livello di difficoltà della lingua basso).
Per il resto non so che dire... storia estremamente noiosa e decisamente troppo lunga: le 200 pagine che ho letto potevano benissimo essere riassunte in 30 pagine (ma forse anche meno).
Un altro aspetto negativo di questo libro è il modo in cui è scritto, infatti la storia è raccontata attraverso l'uso di elenchi: di per sé questo metodo di scrittura può essere considerato originale, se non fosse che poco tempo fa ho letto un'altro libro scritto in questo modo e l'uso degli elenchi mi ha solo portato a continuare la lettura ancora più velocemente. In questo caso invece, gli elenchi rendono la lettura scostante, visto che alcuni capitoli, essendo brevissimi, si leggono in pochi secondi mentre altri sono mediamente lunghi e quindi serve più tempo per leggerli.
Ho deciso di dare una sola stellina a questo libro, ma onestamente è fin troppo.
gracemessi's review against another edition
1.0
DNF 16%. I just really didn't like the writing style and wasn't really moved by the plot so I'll put it down and maybe try some other time.
ashtonbakerreads's review against another edition
3.0
I thought the way this was written was really interesting. The characters were very flawed but still pretty easy to read about. I liked the ending a lot. The language and some of the scenes were a little much at times, but overall I found it to be a pretty good read.