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itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition
1.0
So much promise. Such little delivery. I start reading this books because I always like brutally honest books when it comes to cancer books. Me, Earl, and They Dying Girl and The Fault in Our Stars are a couple of my favourites. However, this book was like some lust drugged version of The Fault in Our Stars for horny teenage boys. It didn't have any of the "It is what is is" behavior of MEATDG either. It was about Richard an entitled a-hole who wants to live his last month in awesomenes. Which I totally understand and do not think that a kid should be contained to a hospice unit. What he choses to do with his freedom is COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. He goes out on halloween to a strip club with his uncle then comes back to have sex with the other teenager in the hospice unit, Sylvie, which I should mention they are both underage, which causes her to have internal hemorrhaging.
My favourite character was Edward the nurse.
That's saying something.
My favourite character was Edward the nurse.
That's saying something.
nyxshadow's review against another edition
2.0
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2015/06/dieu-me-deteste-hollis-seamon.html
emwoodley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
nahnahnancy's review against another edition
4.0
No termine llorando como esperaba pero tiene sus partes llegadoras. Richard es un adolescente sincero y demasiado libidinoso xD
kitvaria_sarene's review against another edition
1.0
Just saw I forgot to rate this one.
This was recommended to me by one of the (German) publisher sales representatives with the words "You know how John Green is so popular with his the fault in our stars book? This is for those wanting more..."
As I love TFIOS I picked this up right away and started reading. And then I waited for it to get good. After 1/3 I started to wonder IF it would get better - at a bit over 50% I gave up.
I didn't care at all for any of the characters. I missed the light humor and the hard reality I loved so much in John Greens book. I just didn't get sucked in at all - I was bored and quite frankly found the main characters rather annoying....
This was recommended to me by one of the (German) publisher sales representatives with the words "You know how John Green is so popular with his the fault in our stars book? This is for those wanting more..."
As I love TFIOS I picked this up right away and started reading. And then I waited for it to get good. After 1/3 I started to wonder IF it would get better - at a bit over 50% I gave up.
I didn't care at all for any of the characters. I missed the light humor and the hard reality I loved so much in John Greens book. I just didn't get sucked in at all - I was bored and quite frankly found the main characters rather annoying....
melissapalmer404's review against another edition
4.0
Book #40 Read in 2014
Somebody Up There Hates You by Hollis Seamon (YA)
This is so much more than a cancer book. Richard (main character) is written in such a way that his voice is so true to life. Richard is in hospice and so is Sylvie....and both are teenagers. They try to retain some sort of normalcy with their budding romance but that creates more problems for both them and their families. The secondary characters (the harpy, Edward, Richard's mother, uncle and grandmother) are interesting and bring even more depth to the book. I could see this book being called a grittier The Fault in Our Stars...and I mean that as a compliment. Add to this that the author is 1. local and 2. was my Honors English 101 professor at college and that just completes the package. I highly recommend it.
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Somebody Up There Hates You by Hollis Seamon (YA)
This is so much more than a cancer book. Richard (main character) is written in such a way that his voice is so true to life. Richard is in hospice and so is Sylvie....and both are teenagers. They try to retain some sort of normalcy with their budding romance but that creates more problems for both them and their families. The secondary characters (the harpy, Edward, Richard's mother, uncle and grandmother) are interesting and bring even more depth to the book. I could see this book being called a grittier The Fault in Our Stars...and I mean that as a compliment. Add to this that the author is 1. local and 2. was my Honors English 101 professor at college and that just completes the package. I highly recommend it.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
froydis's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley.com and Algonquin Young Readers for allowing me early access to this title.
This is quite a book! Its the raunchier, more hormonally charged version of "The Fault in Our Stars." In some ways, I enjoyed it more. The book is told through the view point of Richard, who is in hospice dying from terminal cancer. In spite of this (or because of it?) he manages to find adventures and true love. The book is funny, heartbreaking and very truthful. The language and subject matter is definitely raw - fitting for a typical 17 year old boy. I found the book to be honest and touching and full of several layers of truth. This is not, perhaps, a read for everyone, but its definitely one that I would Recommend.
This is quite a book! Its the raunchier, more hormonally charged version of "The Fault in Our Stars." In some ways, I enjoyed it more. The book is told through the view point of Richard, who is in hospice dying from terminal cancer. In spite of this (or because of it?) he manages to find adventures and true love. The book is funny, heartbreaking and very truthful. The language and subject matter is definitely raw - fitting for a typical 17 year old boy. I found the book to be honest and touching and full of several layers of truth. This is not, perhaps, a read for everyone, but its definitely one that I would Recommend.
emilyrathe's review against another edition
4.0
The ending extremely deep, ending way too fast and I don't really know what to think.
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
4.0
http://www.unshelved.com/bookclub/2013-7-5#9781616202606