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3.39 AVERAGE
Beautiful concept, but the relationship starts off on a shaky foundation and is difficult to believe throughout the story. With these really great scenes and lines and language, I always found myself going back and questioning the initial point of the relationship, which made the emotion of everything else hard to accept. Still a good read, would recommend it if you want something quick and easy on the mind.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4/5
This book was great. It was a great realistic fiction book and it really got to me. I really enjoyed the story and how it was told.
This is of course about a breakup and you get to see different stages of when they were together to not being together. It was really an interesting and unique book. Really enjoyed this one!
xoxo,
Bebe
This book was great. It was a great realistic fiction book and it really got to me. I really enjoyed the story and how it was told.
This is of course about a breakup and you get to see different stages of when they were together to not being together. It was really an interesting and unique book. Really enjoyed this one!
xoxo,
Bebe
Min’s best friend Al is driving her to her ex-boyfriend Ed’s house, where she is ready to “thunk” down on his doorstep a box of treasures from their relationship: beer bottle caps from the night they first met, ticket stubs from the obscure old film they saw together at Min’s behest, and the condom wrappers from the night he took her virginity. Min is the “arty” and “different” girl obsessed with classic films and Ed is the popular co-captain of the basketball team. The sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes breathtaking story of Min and Ed’s relationship is told through these objects in Min’s stream-of-consciousness style. In lieu of chapter headings, each of the objects from the breakup box are depicted in cartoon paintings by Maira Kalman. An honest portrayal of teen relationships from the joyful first kiss to the devastating breakup; the story is universal without being cliché. Sure to be a favorite with teen readers who will relate to the excitement, intimacy, and humor of Min’s first love and the acute pain of her broken heart. Descriptions of sex, cursing, underage drinking and some marijuana use. Highly recommended. Ages 14 & up.
I gave this book 4/5 for the very simple reason that I liked it but didn't love it, I'm not the biggest fan or romance.
This book, though, didn't take me long to read, I really liked the writing style, it makes the story flow easily and the illustrations are beautiful and give the story and extra something.
I did predict most of the important plot points but I think that's more on me than on the author, read it if you haven't, even if you are like me and aren't really into the concept, I don't think it'll take you long. I honestly believe I would read it again.
This book, though, didn't take me long to read, I really liked the writing style, it makes the story flow easily and the illustrations are beautiful and give the story and extra something.
I did predict most of the important plot points but I think that's more on me than on the author, read it if you haven't, even if you are like me and aren't really into the concept, I don't think it'll take you long. I honestly believe I would read it again.
lighthearted
reflective
sad
An unexpectedly fantastic delve into first love and loss and all the painful awkwardness and unexpected exuberance they entail. I loved the format of this book, told through a series of (beautifully illustrated) items returned to an ex-boyfriend in a box. Therefore there weren't chapters so much as small episodes and moments which depict a relationship - but more than anything, depict a person trying to figure herself out in a relationship with someone from another 'world'. It's a 'jock dating a nerd' story with a hundred shades of grey and an infectious sense of catharsis at the end.
Až strašidelně jsem se v tom příběhu poznávala, ale je škoda, že to nebylo tak poloviční. Je to fajn čtění, ale zbytečně natahované až do občasné nudy. Fakt škoda.
This was the most boring book I have ever read. I bought it because it was beautiful and had really nice paper, plus ASOUA is one of my favorite series ever. Seriously, I'm probably going to name my first kid Violet. So I was excited about this one, especially because the illustrations were so lovely. BOY WAS I DISSAPPOINTED!
-boring ass girl who's slightly "different" yet still conventionally attractive (bella swan and the ilk) + the most boring jock ever, what a riveting plotline! and the best friend was in love with her all along!!! HOW SHOCKING!!!!!!!!!!
-Neither character had any depth or anything interesting about them anyway. I couldn't stand how the boy (he was so fucking boring I can't remember his name) kept referring to things as "gay". How is math gay? That one made no sense. I could see why a jock might be worried about his homophobic friends making fun of him if he were into something that is associated with the feminine or with gay men, like musical theatre or clothing design. But math? That's already entirely male dominated as it is! Who the fuck would ever mock someone for being good at math? I was hoping the homophobia would be a cover up for Ed actually being gay or something, but no. He was just an asshole.
-The dialogue was weird and half the time it was difficult to tell who was talking/what they were talking about.
-The characters were so disconnected from anything, they didn't have a history and we didn't learn a whole ton about their families.
-Who on earth is mad about someone they only just met having sex with someone else? I am 20, so I'm not far removed from the ages of the characters in the story. I don't understand how a relationship could be that intense in such a short period of time. And how they established they were boyfriend-girlfriend after just one date. Who does that? I also have a huge problem with the concept of virginity and I hate how much significance it holds for teen girls. I guess it makes sense that it was a big deal to her, so my issues with that were mostly with the culture we have.
-Minerva was just a blank character for teen girls to project themselves on so they can feel like maybe an Ed would love them, just like bella and Edward.
-I really could not feel her pain because this literally was a 6 week relationship
-Maybe if they had been together for like a year or more it would have been more devastating
-This brought absolutely nothing to the table
-The whole plotline of the birthday party was SO WEAK! Honestly he may as well not even had anything to hinge their love story on
-The part where she gets mad at him for telling his friends they haven't had sex yet-- what did you expect? You talked about sex with Al! its normal to talk to your friends about these things. Why is she so mad?
-the book is lovely and looks great on a shelf
-boring ass girl who's slightly "different" yet still conventionally attractive (bella swan and the ilk) + the most boring jock ever, what a riveting plotline! and the best friend was in love with her all along!!! HOW SHOCKING!!!!!!!!!!
-Neither character had any depth or anything interesting about them anyway. I couldn't stand how the boy (he was so fucking boring I can't remember his name) kept referring to things as "gay". How is math gay? That one made no sense. I could see why a jock might be worried about his homophobic friends making fun of him if he were into something that is associated with the feminine or with gay men, like musical theatre or clothing design. But math? That's already entirely male dominated as it is! Who the fuck would ever mock someone for being good at math? I was hoping the homophobia would be a cover up for Ed actually being gay or something, but no. He was just an asshole.
-The dialogue was weird and half the time it was difficult to tell who was talking/what they were talking about.
-The characters were so disconnected from anything, they didn't have a history and we didn't learn a whole ton about their families.
-Who on earth is mad about someone they only just met having sex with someone else? I am 20, so I'm not far removed from the ages of the characters in the story. I don't understand how a relationship could be that intense in such a short period of time. And how they established they were boyfriend-girlfriend after just one date. Who does that? I also have a huge problem with the concept of virginity and I hate how much significance it holds for teen girls. I guess it makes sense that it was a big deal to her, so my issues with that were mostly with the culture we have.
-Minerva was just a blank character for teen girls to project themselves on so they can feel like maybe an Ed would love them, just like bella and Edward.
-I really could not feel her pain because this literally was a 6 week relationship
-Maybe if they had been together for like a year or more it would have been more devastating
-This brought absolutely nothing to the table
-The whole plotline of the birthday party was SO WEAK! Honestly he may as well not even had anything to hinge their love story on
-The part where she gets mad at him for telling his friends they haven't had sex yet-- what did you expect? You talked about sex with Al! its normal to talk to your friends about these things. Why is she so mad?
-the book is lovely and looks great on a shelf
Heartbreaking. Written by Danial Handler, aka Lemony Snicket.