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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
I wanted to like this book, I really did. There was just something about it that I didn't like.
I read it and persevered through it simply because I heard a lot of people liked it. Maybe it just wasn't for me.
I loved being able to see their relationship and how it took its course and also the illustrations because how often do you see those in a novel?
I wasn't a fan of the writing style very much, to me it was mediocre. Besides that it was just OKAY. It didn't make me feel anything or sympathize with the characters. It was just a book that was "there".
It simply just didn't do anything for me.
I read it and persevered through it simply because I heard a lot of people liked it. Maybe it just wasn't for me.
I loved being able to see their relationship and how it took its course and also the illustrations because how often do you see those in a novel?
I wasn't a fan of the writing style very much, to me it was mediocre. Besides that it was just OKAY. It didn't make me feel anything or sympathize with the characters. It was just a book that was "there".
It simply just didn't do anything for me.
Imaginative and engaging, but brought back some painful memories of youth and high school
Everyone's review of this book seems to be rather scathing. There's a lot of judgement of Min and her run-on sentences, and I think you all missed the point.
This book is, in words, the feeling you get when you mess up royally. In your first relationship, you ditch your friends, you make poor decisions, and you put far too much weight into the relationship when it's really just made of feathers. We've all been there and Daniel Handler puts that awkward high school smart ass right in her place.
It's not literary genius but this book isn't meant to be. It's simply to remind us of that feeling of utter dread at the end of a relationship, when you try to analyze all the bits and pieces to make yourself better. It's a fast read and compelling. Read this when you need to be knocked down a peg, when you need to remember that the world keeps spinning even when we're falling.
This book is, in words, the feeling you get when you mess up royally. In your first relationship, you ditch your friends, you make poor decisions, and you put far too much weight into the relationship when it's really just made of feathers. We've all been there and Daniel Handler puts that awkward high school smart ass right in her place.
It's not literary genius but this book isn't meant to be. It's simply to remind us of that feeling of utter dread at the end of a relationship, when you try to analyze all the bits and pieces to make yourself better. It's a fast read and compelling. Read this when you need to be knocked down a peg, when you need to remember that the world keeps spinning even when we're falling.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This is a dynamic duo! Story by Daniel Handler. Art work by Maira Kalman. Min & Ed’s story of heartbreak told thru a box of mementos. Love this book.
Lo lei hace un par de años y recuerdo que era un buen libro para iniciar en la lectura, no contiene tanto texto y se centra en muchas imagenes para expresar lo que siente la prota. La historia es bastante corta y sencilla para leer en 2 o 3 dias con calma.
Lo que si recuerdo era que la chica era un poco obsesiva con el tema, pero el final nada justifica a ninguna de las dos personas.
Lo que si recuerdo era que la chica era un poco obsesiva con el tema, pero el final nada justifica a ninguna de las dos personas.
Love love love this book. I read it shortly after my own high school break up, and everything about it resonated with me. I was shocked to learn that an adult man had written it -- I felt like he did an amazing job of tapping into the voice of a teenage girl. Cannot recommend this book enough.