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cover_2_covered's review against another edition
5.0
"ᴏʙꜱᴇʀᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ: ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ." -Natasha Kingsley
"ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴘɪᴄ? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ." -Natasha Kingsley
"ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ꜱᴀʏ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ." -Daniel Jae Ho Bae
"ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ꜱʜᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜱᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ."
-Natasha Kingsley
"ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ." -Natasha Kingsley
"ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴘᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜰᴀʀ ᴜᴘ ɪꜱ: ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ." -Natasha Kingsley
One word- Earth-shattering.
This book was so good. And I know I say that to most of the books that I have read, but this is now in my list of favourites. It made me question life and every moment leading up to now. And I don't play favourites with authors as well but I will for Nicola Yoon.
Set in a modern day New York City; the tale centers around a Jamaican born Natasha who is being deported and Korean- American Daniel who has just been introduced to his parents desires and expectations for him- something he clearly doesn't want.
Natasha bases her life on science and facts; categorising everything into black or white, while Daniel is a poet who sees the world as a vibrant, "anything can happen" kind of way.
He is captivated by Natasha and spends what is quite possibly her last day in America trying to prove to her that one can fall in love in an instant and it can last forever.
The story is supported by several important topics like racism, issues faced by immigrants, the toll that parents's expectations takes on a child's mental health and suicide. It also highlights the importance to taking time to value people, which I think is a lesson we all should incorporate in our life.
The Sun Is Also A Star gets a definite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 from me.
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"ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴘɪᴄ? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ." -Natasha Kingsley
"ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ꜱᴀʏ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ." -Daniel Jae Ho Bae
"ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ꜱʜᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜱᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ."
-Natasha Kingsley
"ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ." -Natasha Kingsley
"ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴘᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜰᴀʀ ᴜᴘ ɪꜱ: ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ." -Natasha Kingsley
One word- Earth-shattering.
This book was so good. And I know I say that to most of the books that I have read, but this is now in my list of favourites. It made me question life and every moment leading up to now. And I don't play favourites with authors as well but I will for Nicola Yoon.
Set in a modern day New York City; the tale centers around a Jamaican born Natasha who is being deported and Korean- American Daniel who has just been introduced to his parents desires and expectations for him- something he clearly doesn't want.
Natasha bases her life on science and facts; categorising everything into black or white, while Daniel is a poet who sees the world as a vibrant, "anything can happen" kind of way.
He is captivated by Natasha and spends what is quite possibly her last day in America trying to prove to her that one can fall in love in an instant and it can last forever.
The story is supported by several important topics like racism, issues faced by immigrants, the toll that parents's expectations takes on a child's mental health and suicide. It also highlights the importance to taking time to value people, which I think is a lesson we all should incorporate in our life.
The Sun Is Also A Star gets a definite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 from me.
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chelle22's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Violence, Classism, and Deportation
chelseakamm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
nickscoby's review against another edition
4.0
Note: I am grading on a curve. Truthfully, this is closer to a 3.5
So, in one universe, I really hate this book because the plot is contrived and there are, like, so many annoying coincidences that are enumerated a number of times. And because the main characters, particularly Daniel, say things that no actual human being actually utters. And because Charlie (Daniel's brother) is not really a character but a mustache twirling villain (I hate those). And because the ending is pretty unsatisfying.
But in *this* universe, I mostly love this book mainly because Yoon is just a damn good writer. She handles perspectives about science and poetry almost equally well (although clearly she prefers science). I enjoy Natasha and Daniel and the book sparkles when it focuses on those two. [The one exception is the first story about liminal character Irene which damn near broke my heart] It certainly helps that I imagined Yara Shaheedi in the role the whole time who I suspect is perfectly cast. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the movie and to reading more from Yoon.
So, in one universe, I really hate this book because the plot is contrived and there are, like, so many annoying coincidences that are enumerated a number of times. And because the main characters, particularly Daniel, say things that no actual human being actually utters. And because Charlie (Daniel's brother) is not really a character but a mustache twirling villain (I hate those). And because the ending is pretty unsatisfying.
But in *this* universe, I mostly love this book mainly because Yoon is just a damn good writer. She handles perspectives about science and poetry almost equally well (although clearly she prefers science). I enjoy Natasha and Daniel and the book sparkles when it focuses on those two. [The one exception is the first story about liminal character Irene which damn near broke my heart] It certainly helps that I imagined Yara Shaheedi in the role the whole time who I suspect is perfectly cast. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the movie and to reading more from Yoon.
blaineduncan's review against another edition
3.0
When the pragmatist meets the dreamer and, thanks to circumstances beyond their control, only have one day to meet randomly, get to know one another, sort through each of their serious—though familiar to some—familia problems, and, lest you forget this is definitely in the YA genre, fall in love, it’s up to fate, Natasha, and Daniel if any of these things will happen.
The plot and the dialogue are fast paced enough to help readers ignore the YA tropes and traps (unbelievably intelligent kids, all-too-quick love, annoyingly witty interactions, clunky dialogue). The connections the book attempts to make are worthy of deeper thought (what does happen after a brief encounter? What does it take to be in love?). But all of these things have been handled with greater depth in other novels; luckily, this doesn’t hinder ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ from being enjoyable. Short chapters, bouncing from Daniel and Natasha’s point of view, propel it from any bog.
Then there’s the epilogue ending, reminiscent of the great Cameron Crowe film ‘Say Anything.’ It was too perfect a bow on a nice enough gift of a book.
This one is three stars, though a high three.
The plot and the dialogue are fast paced enough to help readers ignore the YA tropes and traps (unbelievably intelligent kids, all-too-quick love, annoyingly witty interactions, clunky dialogue). The connections the book attempts to make are worthy of deeper thought (what does happen after a brief encounter? What does it take to be in love?). But all of these things have been handled with greater depth in other novels; luckily, this doesn’t hinder ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ from being enjoyable. Short chapters, bouncing from Daniel and Natasha’s point of view, propel it from any bog.
Then there’s the epilogue ending, reminiscent of the great Cameron Crowe film ‘Say Anything.’ It was too perfect a bow on a nice enough gift of a book.
This one is three stars, though a high three.
abby_can_read's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
📖
This was cute and it made me cry. This was wonderfully written.
This was cute and it made me cry. This was wonderfully written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Deportation
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Sexual content
lbrandes's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
leafblade's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/75
I mean, it was alright but:
-natasha was way too annoying with science stuff and pessimism
-daniel was too cheesy
-all the side characters were flat and unlikable
-the story was so fucking bizarre at times
-the important topics like family relationships and other people's expectations and immigration and deportation were completely shadowed by the stupid love story
-the ending was predictable
-in some chapters it really, really tried to excuse cheaters and hit-and-runers
-it was not as fast paced as it needed to be
I mean, it was alright but:
-natasha was way too annoying with science stuff and pessimism
-daniel was too cheesy
-all the side characters were flat and unlikable
-the story was so fucking bizarre at times
-the important topics like family relationships and other people's expectations and immigration and deportation were completely shadowed by the stupid love story
-the ending was predictable
-in some chapters it really, really tried to excuse cheaters and hit-and-runers
-it was not as fast paced as it needed to be
merilizabeth's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully written piece. The language was just marvelous. It took me through the pages of the story in record Time. Couldnt put it aside much. I watched the movie first and only then came the book for me, but now I want to see the movie again. For me that is a big deal. A story we all want to live through at least once.
christineponkey's review against another edition
4.0
cute
makes me yearn for the naivety of young love even though im literally not even old
makes me yearn for the naivety of young love even though im literally not even old