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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
I loved this story!! This book is a fantastic representation of the many ways people live life in a wheelchair and the challenges they face every day both in high school and the world. This will resonate with any student facing the stress of their senior year, college decisions, having crushes, having friends, being nervous about the future and all the rest. I can’t recommend this enough!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely loved this beautiful, important, empowering, sweet book. A very easy recommendation, especially for HS juniors and seniors going through the college selection process.
Bonus--the audiobook is narrated by Tony-winner Ali Stroker, and includes a conversation between Stroker and author Claire Forrest after the credits.
Also, the author, and the book, are Minnesotan, and it made my heart happy to read a HS story that featured locations that were so central to my own HS experience.
Bonus--the audiobook is narrated by Tony-winner Ali Stroker, and includes a conversation between Stroker and author Claire Forrest after the credits.
Also, the author, and the book, are Minnesotan, and it made my heart happy to read a HS story that featured locations that were so central to my own HS experience.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a really cute story! The main character was a little annoying in the middle but it makes sense for her character and she has a good arc and growth. It was a cute easy read with good disability rep
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Alcohol
- 4/5
- Where You See Yourself is proof that we really need more disability representation.
- I didn't love Effie's voice, like, 5-10% of the time, but that's an issue between me and the writing style and has nothing to do with the actual quality of the writing!
- Friendship! Family!
- really sweet romance between Effie and Wilder
- There is something so profound about Effie choosing to not be the first student in a wheelchair at the college in NYC, especially because I feel like minorites are encouraged to be "inspirational," the ones to break the status quo and pave the way, etc. That's a really hefty, and often unwanted, burden.
- Where You See Yourself is proof that we really need more disability representation.
- I didn't love Effie's voice, like, 5-10% of the time, but that's an issue between me and the writing style and has nothing to do with the actual quality of the writing!
- Friendship! Family!
- really sweet romance between Effie and Wilder
Maybe i am finally getting too old to enjoy YA novels like i used to? This book had all the right elements in order for it to become to become a new favorite or at the very least, for it to be a 4 star book that i talk a lot to my friends about. I related to the main character a lot as somebody who has Cerebral Palsy myself and faces similar difficulties, the book talks about issues that are important to me and also has a sweet budding romance at the background of it all. Despite all of that, the book fell flat for me, personally.
3 stars is not a bad rating by any means and this is not a bad book. Quite the contrary, actually. This book touches on the importance of accessibility, self-advocacy and in my opinion, normalizes disability in a way few others do at this point and time. Very happy that a book like exists out there in the world for "17 year old me" and the future generations to come- both disabled and non-disabled- because fiction can breed empathy and understanding.
3 stars is not a bad rating by any means and this is not a bad book. Quite the contrary, actually. This book touches on the importance of accessibility, self-advocacy and in my opinion, normalizes disability in a way few others do at this point and time. Very happy that a book like exists out there in the world for "17 year old me" and the future generations to come- both disabled and non-disabled- because fiction can breed empathy and understanding.