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clarkminimized's review against another edition
5.0
Holy cow! This isn't your grandma's children's book. Millicent Min has been on my shelf for years, and due to a bout of insomnia, I finally picked it up, since I just haven't been able to immerse myself fully in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Millicent Min is an 11-year-old genius (not just a clever title) who is about to enter her senior year in high school, is taking a summer class at a college, and is woefully friendless, something that she hasn't really allowed herself to lament until she tries to make friends and finds herself getting used for her amazing IQ. It is Doogie Howser meets Gilmore Girls meets the genius child from the movie Parenthood.
A real pleasure to read, since the precocious protagonist writes and acts like a (sometimes emotionally clueless) adult, you forget you are reading a children's book. I imagine this would have broad appeal to young nerds and old nerds alike. Even aspiring nerds and geniuses. And this is to whom I would recommend this witty, smart, hilarious book.
Millicent Min is an 11-year-old genius (not just a clever title) who is about to enter her senior year in high school, is taking a summer class at a college, and is woefully friendless, something that she hasn't really allowed herself to lament until she tries to make friends and finds herself getting used for her amazing IQ. It is Doogie Howser meets Gilmore Girls meets the genius child from the movie Parenthood.
A real pleasure to read, since the precocious protagonist writes and acts like a (sometimes emotionally clueless) adult, you forget you are reading a children's book. I imagine this would have broad appeal to young nerds and old nerds alike. Even aspiring nerds and geniuses. And this is to whom I would recommend this witty, smart, hilarious book.
carissaabc's review against another edition
4.0
this one was pretty good. the main character is an 11-year old high school senior with few social skills. the story in this book focuses on the summer before her senior year when she makes her first real friend (someone who doesn’t know she’s a genius). i enjoyed reading it. apparently there’s a sequel and … i’d be interested in reading it. that’s a good sign.
naomiandino's review against another edition
3.0
11 year old child genius, Millicent Min is already in high school (while I had to check my spelling of genius). Although really hard, Millie has a hard time making friends. At the beginning of this book, her only friends was her grandmother Maddie (I love her so much).
Having read [b:So Totally Emily Ebers|444665|So Totally Emily Ebers|Lisa Yee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328867415l/444665._SY75_.jpg|433395] (review here) first, I didn’t completely understand Millie’s reasons for lying to Em. Seeing things from her perspective actually made me feel bad for her.
At the end, Millie learns what it’s like to have and also be a BFF and I thought it was cute (though not my fav book in this series).
Having read [b:So Totally Emily Ebers|444665|So Totally Emily Ebers|Lisa Yee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328867415l/444665._SY75_.jpg|433395] (review here) first, I didn’t completely understand Millie’s reasons for lying to Em. Seeing things from her perspective actually made me feel bad for her.
At the end, Millie learns what it’s like to have and also be a BFF and I thought it was cute (though not my fav book in this series).
k_bird's review against another edition
3.0
nice voice for the girl genius, esp. her view of the others around her. i'm interested to read the companion books--her friends' views of the same events.
bigtittygothgf's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully written! I read Yee's other 2 spin off books based on this one and there's a reason why Millicent Min is my favorite. It really is written as someone with an incredible comprehension of the English language but with the social skills of a 10 year old girl (which Millie is) This was my favorite book growing up, I read it a million times over. At the time I read this (10 years old), there weren't many books about 2nd/3rd generation asian americans simply trying to deal with their day to day lives. It's refreshing to see a book written about the life of a 3rd generation Chinese-American girl and the lives of her family with no unnecessary emphasis about their heritage.
xpicth's review against another edition
2.0
Felt too stereotypical of gifted kids for me. Also, more coming-into-puberty material than I wanted for my gifted 10yo boy. I was reading with him in mind, so I didn’t really evaluate it otherwise.
moriyad's review against another edition
5.0
just finnished the book and loved it! its a fun book with one very smart gril and how its not always good to be a genius. millicent l. min loves school and homework. the book tacks place in summer though. the book is perfect to read when you want something fun to read. make shure to read it.
kayscr33klibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Millicent Min is an 11 year old genius. She is lacking social skills and isn't liked by her high school classmates. She hopes to enjoy her summer by taking a college poetry class. Her parents have other ideas and insist she play on a volleyball team with girls her age and also tutor a neighbor, Stanford. She isn't thrilled. She makes a friend with Emily, a girl on the volleyball team, who doesn't know about her I.Q. When Emily sees her with Stanford she assumes that Stanford is tutoring her. Millie is in a hard position. Can you be a good friend when you are lying to them?
I read this as part of my goal to read around my library and have books to recommend to students. I have it in my sports section but volleyball is just a small part of the book. It is about friendship and self-acceptance. I already passed it on to a student and she enjoyed it too!
The 52 Book Club 2024 Reading Challenge #4
I read this as part of my goal to read around my library and have books to recommend to students. I have it in my sports section but volleyball is just a small part of the book. It is about friendship and self-acceptance. I already passed it on to a student and she enjoyed it too!
The 52 Book Club 2024 Reading Challenge #4