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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Revolving around Mim and Ed, this is story is told from Mim's point of view, as she returns items that had significance in her relationship with Ed, and tells us the story of where the item came from and why she is returning it.
While I recognise the quality of the idea behind this book, and the quality of the writing in general, this book felt like it was about 5 objects too long to me. And the upbeat ending, written outside the framework of the returned items, misses a beat in an otherwise emotionally charged story.
Also, I felt cheated that Mim, a strong feminist type, would be so blind to the shitty-ness of Ed. I could see it all unfolding, and I doubted that she would deny his true character so easily.
While I recognise the quality of the idea behind this book, and the quality of the writing in general, this book felt like it was about 5 objects too long to me. And the upbeat ending, written outside the framework of the returned items, misses a beat in an otherwise emotionally charged story.
Also, I felt cheated that Mim, a strong feminist type, would be so blind to the shitty-ness of Ed. I could see it all unfolding, and I doubted that she would deny his true character so easily.
Anyway, this book was repetitive -- it makes sense because in-universe this is a letter a really sentimental teenage girl is giving to her first cheating, ex-boyfriend, so of course it's way too long and says the same things too many times. But as a reader, really disengaging and boring. It was so fucking funny though when it's revealed she kept their condom wrapper though. Girl. . . I did laugh really hard at that.
Based on the description of the guy, I can't tell if he would really sit down and read all that. On the one hand, it's all about him and he's kind of self-centered. On the other hand, it's like 100 pages, if hand-written and really my first-teenage break-up-y. I like the ambiguity of not knowing what he ended up doing with the box/letter.
Felt really bad for the sister. What a thing to be in the middle of.
The mom was crazy -- the speech about the keys, oh my goodness.
Mwah, the book was not really interesting. Naive girl, who loves movies, falls in love with a popular boy.
Besides that, the author always writes sentences that are way too long and complicated with a lot of comma's and (). And he uses way too much adjectives.
Besides that, the author always writes sentences that are way too long and complicated with a lot of comma's and (). And he uses way too much adjectives.
This book was not amazing but I could not stop reading it. It is 4 am and I kept doing that "one more chapter" trick that never really works. I highly recommend this book. it is different. it is interesting. guys are jerks.
From the title, you might assume this is a John Green-esque irritating teenage novel with the quirky female lead and her hapless boyfriend whom she saves from a life of endless drudgery with her feminine charms and wiles.
Not so. This book's best quality is its realism. It is neither an overly pessimistic nor optimistic view of the world, instead presenting a relatable love story of a romance that was in some ways brilliant, but in others flawed, with two imperfect main characters and, for once, no fairy-tale ending. Also, it's reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet in that you know the couple breaks up for the entire book, but it's still surprising and sad when it happens. I have no idea how authors do that.
A quick read and definitely worth the time.
Not so. This book's best quality is its realism. It is neither an overly pessimistic nor optimistic view of the world, instead presenting a relatable love story of a romance that was in some ways brilliant, but in others flawed, with two imperfect main characters and, for once, no fairy-tale ending. Also, it's reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet in that you know the couple breaks up for the entire book, but it's still surprising and sad when it happens. I have no idea how authors do that.
A quick read and definitely worth the time.
loved the format, loved the easy portrayal of a 16 year old, didn't love the language & horniness. maybe it's just because i was never near that level when i was 16.
I read Why We Broke Up for the first time when I was thirteen and knew nothing about love. At twenty-two, I reread it in a day. I think nostalgia accounts for most of my rating, but this book still wrenched at my loveless little heart!
3.5 stars because it was okay and cool
review: http://allegiante.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-we-broke-up-review.html
review: http://allegiante.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-we-broke-up-review.html
2.5/5 stars
I don't know how to feel about this book. It wasn't necessarily bad but it just didn't work for me. The premise of the story is pretty interesting but the execution was lacking. I just felt like it was a little too teenager-y. Maybe I'm just over Young Adult but I can't stand another high school setting for the life of me. One thing I really did enjoy though was the illustrations, those were wonderful.
I don't know how to feel about this book. It wasn't necessarily bad but it just didn't work for me. The premise of the story is pretty interesting but the execution was lacking. I just felt like it was a little too teenager-y. Maybe I'm just over Young Adult but I can't stand another high school setting for the life of me. One thing I really did enjoy though was the illustrations, those were wonderful.
*DNF at 50 pages*
This was just not a book that caught my attention.
This was just not a book that caught my attention.