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jessicajessica101's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
J'ai bien aimé, mais malgré moi je ne peux pas m'empêcher d'être déçue, je gardais un très bon souvenir des deux premiers tomes, et c'est vrai que celui ci n'a pas atteint mes attentes;
l'auteur a essayé de s'exercer à un nouvel exercice, le Flip The book, il avait donc deux histoires à raconter avec le même nombre de page que s'il n'en avait raconté qu'une et ça s'est senti, tout se passe extrêmement vite dans les deux parties, le développement des sentiments comme celui des personnages et des situations, et malheureusement ça m'a énormément gênée.
A la fois dans la partie de Russel, où tout s'enchainait tellement vite et n'était pas assez poussé que pour celle de Min, où la relation s'est faite d'un seul coup et ça ne m'a pas semblé naturel du tout.
J'ai bien aimé, mais malgré moi je ne peux pas m'empêcher d'être déçue, je gardais un très bon souvenir des deux premiers tomes, et c'est vrai que celui ci n'a pas atteint mes attentes;
l'auteur a essayé de s'exercer à un nouvel exercice, le Flip The book, il avait donc deux histoires à raconter avec le même nombre de page que s'il n'en avait raconté qu'une et ça s'est senti, tout se passe extrêmement vite dans les deux parties, le développement des sentiments comme celui des personnages et des situations, et malheureusement ça m'a énormément gênée.
A la fois dans la partie de Russel, où tout s'enchainait tellement vite et n'était pas assez poussé que pour celle de Min, où la relation s'est faite d'un seul coup et ça ne m'a pas semblé naturel du tout.
crtsjffrsn's review against another edition
4.0
The latest installment in the Russel Middlebrook series takes a bit of a different turn in terms of presentation. While I can understand that some might think the idea of reading a story and then reading it again from another character's perspective, I contend that Hartinger's choice and method were both ingenious and well-done. Thus far readers have seen everything through Russel's eyes (thus is the nature of first-person narration). Since a number of things happened to Russel's friend Min that he didn't know about, it makes sense that the only way to present them to readers is to have Min tell her story. By doing so, Hartinger also helps us to understand Min even better - her narration is in a distinct voice that is in line with what we know of her character and gives us more insight into her life.
I enjoyed this just about as much as I enjoyed The Order of the Poison Oak and am looking forward to the latest book, The Elephant of Surprise.
I enjoyed this just about as much as I enjoyed The Order of the Poison Oak and am looking forward to the latest book, The Elephant of Surprise.
annabi's review against another edition
4.0
good!!!! not as good as the first two books but I still love Russel w all my heart. the dual perspective was interesting and I liked learning about min. gunner is still quirky as ever. plot line was p cool. would recommend if u liked first two books
tim5alive's review against another edition
4.0
Another fun summer read and I enjoyed the double perspective we get from Russell and Min. It was great to see how everything weaved together and I loved that Otto made an appearance as well!
jardimsecreto's review against another edition
4.0
Min's side of the story, OMG, so surprisingly good!
At first I thought it was boring, even Russel's part. But this is the first book so far that has named the other situations in the other books - Kevin is Kevin again, not "that guy", and Otto is still in, and Em and everyone. The only thing that annoys me is the fact that the Geography Club is no longer relevant or even commented a lot. It is still "that club we founded" and nothing more.
The surprises in Min's part made the book WAY better than I expected. I like here more now. Let's see the "end" of the story!
[PT-BR]
É preciso ler os dois livros, as duas versões da história, para entender as entrelinhas de cada uma. Há momentos na parte de Russel que são explicados pela Min e visse-versa. As duas tramas, até então separadas, se afetam por meios surpreendentes. O final compensa o livro todo. Acho que o Brent se especializou em escrever conclusões de cair o queixo!
Capa original, versão Russel.
De qualquer forma, para quem leu os outros dois primeiros da série, não pode deixar de ler esse para partir para o próximo. É de longe o que eu menos gostei, mas ele serve como uma "ponte" entre o "The Order..." e os acontecimentos que serão narrados no (até então) último livro, o "The Elephant of Surprise", que foi o segundo que eu mais gostei.
Esse terceiro volume foi originalmente publicado sob o nome de "Split Screen" em dois livros separados (o do Russel e o da Min, com capas iguais, mas títulos correspondentes aos narradores), porém teve de ser renomeado por questões de direitos autorais. Ambos os títulos conseguem transmitir com bastante clareza o conteúdo, acredito.
(resenha completa em: http://www.marcadocomletras.com/2014/09/review-double-feature.html)
At first I thought it was boring, even Russel's part. But this is the first book so far that has named the other situations in the other books - Kevin is Kevin again, not "that guy", and Otto is still in, and Em and everyone. The only thing that annoys me is the fact that the Geography Club is no longer relevant or even commented a lot. It is still "that club we founded" and nothing more.
The surprises in Min's part made the book WAY better than I expected. I like here more now. Let's see the "end" of the story!
[PT-BR]
É preciso ler os dois livros, as duas versões da história, para entender as entrelinhas de cada uma. Há momentos na parte de Russel que são explicados pela Min e visse-versa. As duas tramas, até então separadas, se afetam por meios surpreendentes. O final compensa o livro todo. Acho que o Brent se especializou em escrever conclusões de cair o queixo!
Capa original, versão Russel.
De qualquer forma, para quem leu os outros dois primeiros da série, não pode deixar de ler esse para partir para o próximo. É de longe o que eu menos gostei, mas ele serve como uma "ponte" entre o "The Order..." e os acontecimentos que serão narrados no (até então) último livro, o "The Elephant of Surprise", que foi o segundo que eu mais gostei.
Esse terceiro volume foi originalmente publicado sob o nome de "Split Screen" em dois livros separados (o do Russel e o da Min, com capas iguais, mas títulos correspondentes aos narradores), porém teve de ser renomeado por questões de direitos autorais. Ambos os títulos conseguem transmitir com bastante clareza o conteúdo, acredito.
(resenha completa em: http://www.marcadocomletras.com/2014/09/review-double-feature.html)
jim_b's review against another edition
3.0
These books are like macdonalds cheese and bacon fries - over the top, ridiculous, not nourishing in any way, and obviously as cheesy as this metaphor, but sometimes exactly what you need.
mario_pellegrino's review
3.0
Another sequel to Hartinger's The Geography Club, Split Screen tells two concurrent stories from different narrators--the familiar narrator Russell, and then his friend Min. While skimming the surface of real issues for queer teens in high school, readers familiar with this series will enjoy the fluff of this plot as they go along with Russell, Gunnar, Min, Otto, and Em as they work as extras during the local filming of a new teen zombie movie.
all4spite's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
digthewriter's review
5.0
I am actually really surprised to read the reviews of how people are being *so* harsh on Min's POV of her story - which, honestly, I thought was so refreshing.
It's almost as if - it's so obvious - that the audience really likes Russell and are just hating on Min b/c it's from a strong female POV. Which was so fucking good!
To tell you the truth, I really wasn't interested in the second half b/c of Russell's POV about his Chinese-American-Bisexual best friend but I was really just SO SICK of the high school drama with Russell, and Otto, and Keven - that learning about Min, and her lesbian - still in the closet girlfriend was actually kind of fun!
And then the twist with Kevin in the end, really did take the cake.
I think it's so funny and enlightening to see the same story with two different people's eyes. What Russell thinks of Min and what Min thinks of Russell as they are best friends and are trying to figure out their own love-lives. Russell does NOT paint Min in the kindest of lights but when Min talks about Russel she *adores* him and it makes me like her so much more. She's just a strong, opinionated POC that is just really kind of a kick ass.
All in all, My favourite of the three books so far.
And MAN, I don't think I can love Gunner any more than I already do.
It's almost as if - it's so obvious - that the audience really likes Russell and are just hating on Min b/c it's from a strong female POV. Which was so fucking good!
To tell you the truth, I really wasn't interested in the second half b/c of Russell's POV about his Chinese-American-Bisexual best friend but I was really just SO SICK of the high school drama with Russell, and Otto, and Keven - that learning about Min, and her lesbian - still in the closet girlfriend was actually kind of fun!
And then the twist with Kevin in the end, really did take the cake.
I think it's so funny and enlightening to see the same story with two different people's eyes. What Russell thinks of Min and what Min thinks of Russell as they are best friends and are trying to figure out their own love-lives. Russell does NOT paint Min in the kindest of lights but when Min talks about Russel she *adores* him and it makes me like her so much more. She's just a strong, opinionated POC that is just really kind of a kick ass.
All in all, My favourite of the three books so far.
And MAN, I don't think I can love Gunner any more than I already do.