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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
This was my first re-read after God knows how many years.
I guess I did not appreciate the depth this book covers with its dialogue, characters and building back when I was younger. It was an absolute delight to ravish this after so many years and more experiences. I also loved the humour in here, totally made this the comfiest read for me. I still desperately want more of Bryce and Juli but I guess it's upto our imagination to imagine a future for them! I also love the movie of this book, the actors are very well casted and the entire movie gives the right vibes. Totally. Definitely. Recommend reading this. I know that I'll come back to it.
I guess I did not appreciate the depth this book covers with its dialogue, characters and building back when I was younger. It was an absolute delight to ravish this after so many years and more experiences. I also loved the humour in here, totally made this the comfiest read for me. I still desperately want more of Bryce and Juli but I guess it's upto our imagination to imagine a future for them! I also love the movie of this book, the actors are very well casted and the entire movie gives the right vibes. Totally. Definitely. Recommend reading this. I know that I'll come back to it.
Flipped was such a fun book to read. Julie and Bryce's story is one of humour and young love, completely pure and true. The setting is what really drew me to this book - 1950's always get me.
As a major fan of the movie, I knew that I simply HAD to read the book and it was even better than I could have dreamed.
Having seen the movie first helped me picture the scenes in my head more clearly, and I really loved seeing which bits/quotes of the book were put verbatim into the movie.
It was interesting seeing what small details differed between the book and movie— it completely blew my mind to find out that Bryce originally had BLACK hair and not blonde. Dare I say that information had me flipped? Lol couldn’t resist making that joke.
Certain information or dialogue that got left out of the movie or even given to different characters definitely gave more insight to the relationship dynamics between everyone, too. Like Patsy being a bit more judgmental in the book than she was in the movie, but slowly making that move towards being able to look past the surface and see what’s really there, just like her own father, Chet, kind of worried about her doing now that she was so deep into the family life with Rick.
Like Rick, Bryce’s father, being more concerned with his son looking like a coward than being a liar, showing us how much he valued the presentation of his family being great rather than being authentic and putting in the work to make actual strong family bonds.
I also loved getting the backstory of Chet and Renée, then seeing how their love story somewhat mirrored the story between Bryce and Juli(Bryce garnering the attention of Shelly and Miranda, the so-called “finest” girls on campus, but realizing that past their looks, they weren’t a fraction of the person Juli is).
I really loved seeing the contrast between Bryce and Juli’s families and thoughts and even just day to day life, especially as they just guessed at what exactly was going on with the other(only to be wayyyy off base). Moreover, it was beautiful to get to see the play-by-play of Juli breaking free from her infatuation with Bryce and his “dazzling eyes” to see what he really was like(and coming to terms with the fact that even by the end, maybe there was more to him. That maybe, he was more than the sum of his parts). It was equally beautiful to see Bryce come to terms with the rickety crumbling foundation his “perfect” better-than-the-Bakers life had been built upon, and feel discomfort at just how comfortable it had previously felt to him. Seeing that change slowly but surely take place in Bryce, seeing him struggling with his identity of who he is as a person and what he stands for, was brilliant.
This is a story I would(and do) recommend to anyone and everyone.
Anyways, all around, a beautiful coming-of-age story that remains to have me in a chokehold.
Having seen the movie first helped me picture the scenes in my head more clearly, and I really loved seeing which bits/quotes of the book were put verbatim into the movie.
It was interesting seeing what small details differed between the book and movie— it completely blew my mind to find out that Bryce originally had BLACK hair and not blonde. Dare I say that information had me flipped? Lol couldn’t resist making that joke.
Certain information or dialogue that got left out of the movie or even given to different characters definitely gave more insight to the relationship dynamics between everyone, too. Like Patsy being a bit more judgmental in the book than she was in the movie, but slowly making that move towards being able to look past the surface and see what’s really there, just like her own father, Chet, kind of worried about her doing now that she was so deep into the family life with Rick.
Like Rick, Bryce’s father, being more concerned with his son looking like a coward than being a liar, showing us how much he valued the presentation of his family being great rather than being authentic and putting in the work to make actual strong family bonds.
I also loved getting the backstory of Chet and Renée, then seeing how their love story somewhat mirrored the story between Bryce and Juli(Bryce garnering the attention of Shelly and Miranda, the so-called “finest” girls on campus, but realizing that past their looks, they weren’t a fraction of the person Juli is).
I really loved seeing the contrast between Bryce and Juli’s families and thoughts and even just day to day life, especially as they just guessed at what exactly was going on with the other(only to be wayyyy off base). Moreover, it was beautiful to get to see the play-by-play of Juli breaking free from her infatuation with Bryce and his “dazzling eyes” to see what he really was like(and coming to terms with the fact that even by the end, maybe there was more to him. That maybe, he was more than the sum of his parts). It was equally beautiful to see Bryce come to terms with the rickety crumbling foundation his “perfect” better-than-the-Bakers life had been built upon, and feel discomfort at just how comfortable it had previously felt to him. Seeing that change slowly but surely take place in Bryce, seeing him struggling with his identity of who he is as a person and what he stands for, was brilliant.
This is a story I would(and do) recommend to anyone and everyone.
Anyways, all around, a beautiful coming-of-age story that remains to have me in a chokehold.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
It ended so abruptly
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
PLEASE TELL ME I HAVE NOT REACHED THE END OF THIS BOOK
PLEASE TELL ME THIS HAS A SEQUEL
PLEASE TELL ME IT AIN'T OVER
PLEASE TELL ME THIS HAS A SEQUEL
PLEASE TELL ME IT AIN'T OVER
It's cute, fine; it's the cough syrup for reading: after you read something terrible, you need a palate cleanser, which is exactly what this book is.
