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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Dobre i zaskakujące jak wiele ważnych rzeczy porusza jak na młodzieżówkę o zespole muzycznym po której spodziewałam się tylko przyjemnej książki i odrobiny rozrywki.
Sometimes I think the internet is more real than the real world.
Ήξερα μια κοπέλα η οποία είχε φάει κόλλημα με ένα boy band και συγκεκριμένα με τον έναν από αυτούς. Μιλάμε για κόλλημα όχι αστεία. Για εμμονή. Μπορούσε να μιλάει όλη την ώρα γι' αυτόν! Και εννοείται δεν ήταν μόνη της, στο internet υπήρχαν κι άλλοι. Αυτά που έλεγαν και έκαναν στην αρχή τα έβρισκα χαριτωμένα αστεία αλλά στην πορεία όσο περισσότερα μάθαινα τόσο πιο εξωφρενικό και γελοίο μου φαινόταν. Ένιωθα λες και όλη της η ζωή περιστρέφονταν γύρω από αυτό. Σαν ένα all-time χόμπι ένα πράγμα (γιατί εννοείται ξόδευαν και λεφτά). Οριακά αρρωστημένο (ή και χωρίς το οριακά, μπορεί και να μη χρειάζεται).
Η Alice Oseman λοιπόν, θεωρώ ότι απέδωσε πολύ καλά αυτό το στοιχείο στο βιβλίο!
Διαβάζοντας την υπόθεση η αλήθεια είναι δεν ενθουσιάστηκα αλλά επειδή είναι το τελευταίο της (μέχρι στιγμής) ένιωθα υποχρεωμένη τουλάχιστον να δοκιμάσω. Οπότε λέω ας διαβάσω το πρώτο κεφάλαιο και δεν ξέρω τι έφταιξε πάλι, η γραφή; οι χαρακτήρες; και κατέληξα να διαβάζω και το επόμενο και πολλά επόμενα με πολύ ενθουσιασμό.
Ίσως είναι και το καλύτερο της βιβλίο! Μου άρεσε πολύ!
Το θέμα παρ' ότι όχι ενδιαφέρον φαινομενικά, τελικά με κέρδισε και μου άρεσαν και τα μηνύματα που περνούσε μέσω αυτού (και όχι μόνο). Μου άρεσαν πολύ οι χαρακτήρες απλά δεν αγάπησα κάποιον όπως συνέβη στα προηγούμενα και θα ήθελα και κανα δυο κεφάλαια παραπάνω στο τέλος.
Και τώρα φυσικά ανυπομονώ για το επόμενο!
Most adults see teenagers as confused kids who don't understand much, while they're the pillars of knowledge and experience and know exactly what is right at all times. I think the truth is that everyone in the entire world is confused and nobody understands much of anything at all.
"Do you ever feel trapped?" I ask Rowan.
He frowns. "Trapped how?"
"Like you can't anything without people watching."
"Why does it matter whether people watch?"
I shrug. "Must be nice to just...be a person."
Rowan stares at me. The flashing lights reflect in his glasses. "But we're gods, Jimmy. What's better than that?"
Ήξερα μια κοπέλα η οποία είχε φάει κόλλημα με ένα boy band και συγκεκριμένα με τον έναν από αυτούς. Μιλάμε για κόλλημα όχι αστεία. Για εμμονή. Μπορούσε να μιλάει όλη την ώρα γι' αυτόν! Και εννοείται δεν ήταν μόνη της, στο internet υπήρχαν κι άλλοι. Αυτά που έλεγαν και έκαναν στην αρχή τα έβρισκα χαριτωμένα αστεία αλλά στην πορεία όσο περισσότερα μάθαινα τόσο πιο εξωφρενικό και γελοίο μου φαινόταν. Ένιωθα λες και όλη της η ζωή περιστρέφονταν γύρω από αυτό. Σαν ένα all-time χόμπι ένα πράγμα (γιατί εννοείται ξόδευαν και λεφτά). Οριακά αρρωστημένο (ή και χωρίς το οριακά, μπορεί και να μη χρειάζεται).
Η Alice Oseman λοιπόν, θεωρώ ότι απέδωσε πολύ καλά αυτό το στοιχείο στο βιβλίο!
Διαβάζοντας την υπόθεση η αλήθεια είναι δεν ενθουσιάστηκα αλλά επειδή είναι το τελευταίο της (μέχρι στιγμής) ένιωθα υποχρεωμένη τουλάχιστον να δοκιμάσω. Οπότε λέω ας διαβάσω το πρώτο κεφάλαιο και δεν ξέρω τι έφταιξε πάλι, η γραφή; οι χαρακτήρες; και κατέληξα να διαβάζω και το επόμενο και πολλά επόμενα με πολύ ενθουσιασμό.
Ίσως είναι και το καλύτερο της βιβλίο! Μου άρεσε πολύ!
Το θέμα παρ' ότι όχι ενδιαφέρον φαινομενικά, τελικά με κέρδισε και μου άρεσαν και τα μηνύματα που περνούσε μέσω αυτού (και όχι μόνο). Μου άρεσαν πολύ οι χαρακτήρες απλά δεν αγάπησα κάποιον όπως συνέβη στα προηγούμενα και θα ήθελα και κανα δυο κεφάλαια παραπάνω στο τέλος.
Και τώρα φυσικά ανυπομονώ για το επόμενο!
Most adults see teenagers as confused kids who don't understand much, while they're the pillars of knowledge and experience and know exactly what is right at all times. I think the truth is that everyone in the entire world is confused and nobody understands much of anything at all.
"Do you ever feel trapped?" I ask Rowan.
He frowns. "Trapped how?"
"Like you can't anything without people watching."
"Why does it matter whether people watch?"
I shrug. "Must be nice to just...be a person."
Rowan stares at me. The flashing lights reflect in his glasses. "But we're gods, Jimmy. What's better than that?"
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
3.75? I know thats a super picky rating. But its a cutsiee. The ending didn’t quite satisfy me but the characters were cute, it was an interesting take on fandom and fangirl behaviour. Though I was never really part of a fandom, I think everyone who is in that realm will appreciate the representation and the focus on it.
Truly, if [b: I Was Born for This|34325090|I Was Born for This|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517511429l/34325090._SY75_.jpg|55388138] didn't make you reminiscing the good ol' fandom days, then I think you're the one who read it wrong.
Along with Fereshteh “Angel” Rahimi and famous rock band The Ark, this book highlights the impacts of fandom and, well, media consumption in general in people’s, especially teenagers’ life—I wouldn’t say it’s written to an extent of criticising the tendency of fans to develop an unhealthy fixation, even though the underlying meaning of it is there, the main subject is not criticising it. As someone who had a phase like Angel Rahimi has, [b: I Was Born For This|34325090|I Was Born for This|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517511429l/34325090._SY75_.jpg|55388138] is horrifyingly authentic and realistic, in the bestest way possible. Oseman really knows how to write every knowledge they have regarding the internet, especially fandom culture, and combining it with likeable and just totally lovely characters.
Though I said that, I feel something was a little bit off with the plot. It’s fun to read, yes … and it has the typical Oseman’s page-turner writing style, yes, which made me finish this book in less than twenty-four hours … but I didn’t really fancy the rushed ending. It was a nice ending, but the turn the plot took to reach the ending? Mmm. Not really my cup of tea, but the characters plus the well done Moslem, BIPOC and LGBT representation and Oseman’s writing style already made up for it, so I don’t really mind.
I’ll give this one 4,5/5 rounded down.
Along with Fereshteh “Angel” Rahimi and famous rock band The Ark, this book highlights the impacts of fandom and, well, media consumption in general in people’s, especially teenagers’ life—I wouldn’t say it’s written to an extent of criticising the tendency of fans to develop an unhealthy fixation, even though the underlying meaning of it is there, the main subject is not criticising it. As someone who had a phase like Angel Rahimi has, [b: I Was Born For This|34325090|I Was Born for This|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517511429l/34325090._SY75_.jpg|55388138] is horrifyingly authentic and realistic, in the bestest way possible. Oseman really knows how to write every knowledge they have regarding the internet, especially fandom culture, and combining it with likeable and just totally lovely characters.
Though I said that, I feel something was a little bit off with the plot. It’s fun to read, yes … and it has the typical Oseman’s page-turner writing style, yes, which made me finish this book in less than twenty-four hours … but I didn’t really fancy the rushed ending. It was a nice ending, but the turn the plot took to reach the ending? Mmm. Not really my cup of tea, but the characters plus the well done Moslem, BIPOC and LGBT representation and Oseman’s writing style already made up for it, so I don’t really mind.
I’ll give this one 4,5/5 rounded down.
MILLE MILLIONS D’ÉTOILES
COUP DE CŒUR
Un véritable bijoux, merveilleux, doux, simple et pourtant toujours juste. Cette autrice est probablement ma révélation de 2018. Je cours déjà lire ses autres ouvrages car je suis absolument trop fan de sa justesse et de la diversité de ses personnages.
Allez. Tous. Lire. Ce. Livre.
Vous me remercierez après.
COUP DE CŒUR
Un véritable bijoux, merveilleux, doux, simple et pourtant toujours juste. Cette autrice est probablement ma révélation de 2018. Je cours déjà lire ses autres ouvrages car je suis absolument trop fan de sa justesse et de la diversité de ses personnages.
Allez. Tous. Lire. Ce. Livre.
Vous me remercierez après.
I LOVED THIS i love alice and her characters
this book really threw me back to the days i was an (extreme) one direction fangirl and alice, once again, came through with the diverse and super relatable characters let me marry u alice
this book really threw me back to the days i was an (extreme) one direction fangirl and alice, once again, came through with the diverse and super relatable characters let me marry u alice
More reviews over on niasbookfort.wordpress.com
So before we start lets lay out a few trigger warnings there’s alcohol abuse, panic attacks, and discussion of depression and suicide; mental illness is a key feature of the book.
It’s be a long while since I’ve come away so intensely invested in a contemporary young adult novel, and this one hit me hard. Crying in my bed at one in the morning hard. It reminded me so much of teenage fandom, even in the way it was written, and draws attention to the implications for both sides. The dual perspectives really pushed the book forward and the insight into how both parties were feeling was definitely needed!
Alice Oseman manages to make it feel like I’m reading a teenage perspective, and then give both Jimmy and Angel distinct voices that really show their different personalities. I loved the fact that every character felt human and three dimensional, and the relationships are all so complex. She shows the difficulties of fame, how hard it can be to meet an internet friend in real life, and how sometimes breaking up is the best choice for both people. Oseman manages to powerfully portray emotion without romanticising things, which is why I think this book hit me so hard. The depiction of Jimmy’s intense anxiety and how life limiting it can be was so frank and honest, and really drew attention to how sometimes you have to put yourself first.
The discussion of fandom in this book is also so painfully accurate, and reminded of my own teenage experience in the tumblr days or yore. I Was Born for This really shows the good, bad, and just plain ugly sides of fandom. It felt so much like my own experience! I’ve had friendships formed via fandom that have lasted years, and sometimes having a fandom in common does not a good friendship make.
The story is a peak inside of both Jimmy and Angels lives. It happens over a four day period, and the ending is rather open. I know this style isn’t for everyone but I loved the fact that there’s no complete resolution, it felt like real life; there’s no neat little bow tying up all of the characters endings, instead they go off to continue their lives and we’re cut out of the loop.
I Was Born for This really made me feel something while I was reading, and I was pulled into the storyline; I just haven’t been that invested in a contemporary literature for a very long time.
Recommend: Definitely, this is a fantastic example of mental health in books being dealt with well.
So before we start lets lay out a few trigger warnings there’s alcohol abuse, panic attacks, and discussion of depression and suicide; mental illness is a key feature of the book.
It’s be a long while since I’ve come away so intensely invested in a contemporary young adult novel, and this one hit me hard. Crying in my bed at one in the morning hard. It reminded me so much of teenage fandom, even in the way it was written, and draws attention to the implications for both sides. The dual perspectives really pushed the book forward and the insight into how both parties were feeling was definitely needed!
Alice Oseman manages to make it feel like I’m reading a teenage perspective, and then give both Jimmy and Angel distinct voices that really show their different personalities. I loved the fact that every character felt human and three dimensional, and the relationships are all so complex. She shows the difficulties of fame, how hard it can be to meet an internet friend in real life, and how sometimes breaking up is the best choice for both people. Oseman manages to powerfully portray emotion without romanticising things, which is why I think this book hit me so hard. The depiction of Jimmy’s intense anxiety and how life limiting it can be was so frank and honest, and really drew attention to how sometimes you have to put yourself first.
The discussion of fandom in this book is also so painfully accurate, and reminded of my own teenage experience in the tumblr days or yore. I Was Born for This really shows the good, bad, and just plain ugly sides of fandom. It felt so much like my own experience! I’ve had friendships formed via fandom that have lasted years, and sometimes having a fandom in common does not a good friendship make.
The story is a peak inside of both Jimmy and Angels lives. It happens over a four day period, and the ending is rather open. I know this style isn’t for everyone but I loved the fact that there’s no complete resolution, it felt like real life; there’s no neat little bow tying up all of the characters endings, instead they go off to continue their lives and we’re cut out of the loop.
I Was Born for This really made me feel something while I was reading, and I was pulled into the storyline; I just haven’t been that invested in a contemporary literature for a very long time.
Recommend: Definitely, this is a fantastic example of mental health in books being dealt with well.
Read again: Yes
Recommended by: An Alice Oseman book
Recommend to: Anyone who would like to know what it would be like to meet their online friends and music idols
Likes and Dislikes
- I loved everything about this book apart from one of the narrators really annoyed me - Angel just seemed way too invested
- The way Angel left Juliet because she wasn't as fangirly over The Ark as her really got on my nerves - no real friend would do something like that
- I really wish that The Ark was a real band - the things I would do to listen to their music and go to their concerts
- I loved all the representation in this book of so many different groups
- I liked how Alice showcased how it is behind the scenes of a big music group, especially showing how it can affect the members of the group mentally
- I wanted to wrap Jimmy in bubble wrap to protect him from all the things that cause him anxiety
This book is most definitely one of my comfort reads which is to be expected with any book by Alice at this point.
Recommended by: An Alice Oseman book
Recommend to: Anyone who would like to know what it would be like to meet their online friends and music idols
Likes and Dislikes
- I loved everything about this book apart from one of the narrators really annoyed me - Angel just seemed way too invested
- The way Angel left Juliet because she wasn't as fangirly over The Ark as her really got on my nerves - no real friend would do something like that
- I really wish that The Ark was a real band - the things I would do to listen to their music and go to their concerts
- I loved all the representation in this book of so many different groups
- I liked how Alice showcased how it is behind the scenes of a big music group, especially showing how it can affect the members of the group mentally
- I wanted to wrap Jimmy in bubble wrap to protect him from all the things that cause him anxiety
This book is most definitely one of my comfort reads which is to be expected with any book by Alice at this point.