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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
As many other reviewers have said, I didn't want to like this book. 400 pages of teenage romance sounded pretty unbearable, but here I am at the end of those 400 pages, rating it 4(.5) stars. Before reading, I was told to sit down and give this book my full attention, and I completely understand now why that was key to enjoying it. This is just one of those stories you really have to "feel" to enjoy. By the end, I had gotten over Min's annoying foreign film obsession and really felt for the girl. Beautiful illustrations, unfortunately relatable story. I loved it.
Side note: I'm just realizing this was written by a male author. Applause to him for creating a completely believable teenage girl.
Side note: I'm just realizing this was written by a male author. Applause to him for creating a completely believable teenage girl.
I liked this concept a lot more than it actually was. The author was trying to be arty with the word craft but was often just confusing. That said, I am not the intended audience, and I think teens would actually really like it.
I liked this book, it's definitely not the best book I've ever read... But it was good.
this book was so beautifully written, the words capturing the turmoil and scattered thoughts that i must admit my brain often goes into. that being said it made it a little trickier to read if your mind wasn't in the right place to read it. however the beautiful illustrations drew me right back into the story whenever i went to leave it. the only complaint i really had was the ending. i was not happy with the final reason they broke up and i was kind of expecting a breakup because two people were just too different or drifted apart rather than because one of them did something wrong. still a beautiful book both to look at and to read
I absolutely adored this book! The writing was absolutely unique and the concept stunning. Min was incredibly believable, as was Ed and all the surrounding characters, and it felt like such a true representation of high school romance and its pitfalls. This was not a happy story, but it was also funny and charming and I adored it. Everyone should read this book!
Hmmm... This book is beautiful. One of the stars is just because it's so lovely to look at and touch. The other two are for the story. I may have related to this more as a teenager, but had a hard time connecting to the characters or the story in my thirties. A few beautifully poignant moments, but more often I found myself skimming. Yeah. It was ok.
I liked it, but it seems that the book could have been much shorter.
Why We Broke Up: Because You Cheated on Me, Asshole.
I guess it's just that relationships that happened to teenagers in high school and lasted for barely a month aren't super meaningful to me.
Why We Broke Up: Because You Cheated on Me, Asshole.
I guess it's just that relationships that happened to teenagers in high school and lasted for barely a month aren't super meaningful to me.
It's sad that I dislike Min probably more than I should. She is selfish, condescending and not someone I would personally be around. And my favorite character is Al, he is the best thing about this book. And I think this book should be titled alternatively "Run-Off Sentences For The Angsty Teen In All Of Us."
I really dislike the writing style more than anything.
I really dislike the writing style more than anything.
it's kinda boring :/ the most enjoyable part is the premise, the back of the book, and the ending..
As a first year teacher, it was so exciting to find this book in the box of books that was delivered to my classroom one Wednesday. I had been wanting to read it after finding it on a shelf in Barnes and Noble, but two things were holding me back--it was sort of expensive, and I was hesitant about what it's pages would hold; I didn't want to relive a breakup I myself had. But you're supposed to make connections to a text when you read it, right? Right.
So, I brought the book home that night and started it. By the next day, I was a little over a hundred pages in and HOOKED. Min reminds me a lot of myself from high school: sentimental, thoughtful, and a little weird. A good weird, but still weird. My heart ached for Al when I got to page 318, and I felt from the beginning that what would eventually happen might happen based on my own experience. This book is beautifully, spastically written, and filled with such emotion. I cried a couple times, if I'm being honest. By late Friday night, I had finished it. It was so. good.
I say there needs to be a sequel--written in Ed's point of view when he picks up the box. I want to know that jerks thoughts are and be able to pick apart his thought process as he goes through the box that Min so kindly left on his porch.
So, I brought the book home that night and started it. By the next day, I was a little over a hundred pages in and HOOKED. Min reminds me a lot of myself from high school: sentimental, thoughtful, and a little weird. A good weird, but still weird. My heart ached for Al when I got to page 318, and I felt from the beginning that what would eventually happen might happen based on my own experience. This book is beautifully, spastically written, and filled with such emotion. I cried a couple times, if I'm being honest. By late Friday night, I had finished it. It was so. good.
I say there needs to be a sequel--written in Ed's point of view when he picks up the box. I want to know that jerks thoughts are and be able to pick apart his thought process as he goes through the box that Min so kindly left on his porch.