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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
While this novel didn't resonate quite as well as Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, it was still refreshingly good. The confusion of privileged high school life and the realization that you don't have to do what everyone else does, combined with the honesty of trying to balance fit in and being yourself makes for a wonderful novel. Though now I want to read The Bubblegum Reaper.
ADOREII ESTE LIVRO!
Quando o comprei foi com o intuito de fugir um pouco ao romance clichê que eu estou sempre a ler, e claro que este livro não me desiludiu.
Prendeu-me desde as primeiras páginas e acompanhar o percurso da Nanette foi incrível!
A escrita e super simples e juvenil, um livro que recomendo para todos os adolescentes, que assim como Nanette estão inseguros das suas escolhas!
Quando o comprei foi com o intuito de fugir um pouco ao romance clichê que eu estou sempre a ler, e claro que este livro não me desiludiu.
Prendeu-me desde as primeiras páginas e acompanhar o percurso da Nanette foi incrível!
A escrita e super simples e juvenil, um livro que recomendo para todos os adolescentes, que assim como Nanette estão inseguros das suas escolhas!
REREAD: I definitely did not love it as much the second time around. After reading some reviews for this book, I've come to the conclusion that it's somewhat an alienating novel; people generally either love it or hate it; they either find Nanette to be relatable or unbearable. And with me, it seems that the first time I read it, I was with the former and now having read it again a year and a half later, I'm with the latter. I didn't like the characters much at all, and the plot seemed to drag out to essentially nowhere. I never felt like the book had any sense of purpose, like it didn't seem to know where it was going or what the story was trying to accomplish. I still enjoyed the writing, but that wasn't enough to save it. 2 stars.
ORIGINAL: I don't know if a rating will ever truly apply to this book for me. It is so painfully relatable throughout the entire narrative. It is defining, wonderful, and heartbreaking, yet so beautiful it its message of coming of age. The writing style was never flowery and pretentious, but still so deep and moving. Yes, I am choosing to give it four stars but it's only because this book was so strong in its character assessment that I didn't always relate to the main character and her choices. I realize that doesn't make a whole lot of sense but I promise that I truly loved it. 4 stars.
ORIGINAL: I don't know if a rating will ever truly apply to this book for me. It is so painfully relatable throughout the entire narrative. It is defining, wonderful, and heartbreaking, yet so beautiful it its message of coming of age. The writing style was never flowery and pretentious, but still so deep and moving. Yes, I am choosing to give it four stars but it's only because this book was so strong in its character assessment that I didn't always relate to the main character and her choices. I realize that doesn't make a whole lot of sense but I promise that I truly loved it. 4 stars.
Such teenage angst. The third person part was fun. Nicole liked this book.
I liked this one. Reminded me of a John Hughes type story.
I'm really not sure how I feel about this book. I think overall I like it, but there were definitely moments reading it where I was so so frustrated and annoyed by Nanette ( and not even necessarily during her third person phase) but like in the same way I loathe Holden Caulfield for being a whiney brat. Nanette just strikes me as selfish all the while being oblivious to people around her.
A fast read, but that's pretty much all I liked about this book. I am tired of depressing YA novels and think I am going to take a break from the genre altogether. I was not fond of any of these characters, and would have stopped reading if it was any longer.
Gut Instinct Rating - 3
Characters - 3.5 (I mean, was anyone really super empowering?)
Believability - 2
Uniqueness - 5
Writing Style - 5
Excitement Factor - 3.5
Story Line - 3.5 (How, I mean HOW, did we just brush over the mental health issue at play for one of these characters?!)
Title Relevance - 3
Artwork - 3
Overall - 3.5
Characters - 3.5 (I mean, was anyone really super empowering?)
Believability - 2
Uniqueness - 5
Writing Style - 5
Excitement Factor - 3.5
Story Line - 3.5 (How, I mean HOW, did we just brush over the mental health issue at play for one of these characters?!)
Title Relevance - 3
Artwork - 3
Overall - 3.5
Almost like three different stories woven into one and not in the most successful way. We have the "young girl finds curmudgeonly old author and befriends him," story. We have the "frustrated teen doesn't want to be the 'good girl' anymore" story. And we have the "teen girl falls in love with a rebel poet who dies" story. All three are good stories, but they are awkwardly blended into a confusing jumbled place. Of course, our heroine's own mind is a confusing, jumbled place, so in that way the book worked. A strange read that might appeal to an angsty teen reader.
This book is filled with so many worthwhile messages. From one rebel to another, this is a book with a wise lesson in the art of being stubborn.
Everyone has/had that rebel phase I think. For some, it sticks. The unlucky ones, I think. It'd be so much easier if we could all happily go with the tide. My family say I was the good kid, the one who didn’t bring any trouble home and so, I gave them no warning! It does come out of nowhere, your eyes open and suddenly you see differently. You hear things more acutely, word-choices, tone, judgement. It hurts more than it ever used to, grates your nerves, you are more on edge than before. Impatient. Impulsive.
Avoiding the phase is impossible. Understanding what is happening is crucial. This book can help. I think when everything is bottled up, and you have no outlet, an explosion is ineludible.
Nanette, our main character, is the outcast. But she doesn't mind. She's honest about her worldview, she often sees things hilariously and she's always been happy to do as she's told. Until she's not. Suddenly it is of paramount importance that she finds herself. Makes herself happy, for real.
It's a painful journey. And a long one.
Matthew Quick writes with humour, delicacy and great wisdom too. I liked how easily some of the messages are put across. We can learn so much.
Everyone has/had that rebel phase I think. For some, it sticks. The unlucky ones, I think. It'd be so much easier if we could all happily go with the tide. My family say I was the good kid, the one who didn’t bring any trouble home and so, I gave them no warning! It does come out of nowhere, your eyes open and suddenly you see differently. You hear things more acutely, word-choices, tone, judgement. It hurts more than it ever used to, grates your nerves, you are more on edge than before. Impatient. Impulsive.
Avoiding the phase is impossible. Understanding what is happening is crucial. This book can help. I think when everything is bottled up, and you have no outlet, an explosion is ineludible.
Nanette, our main character, is the outcast. But she doesn't mind. She's honest about her worldview, she often sees things hilariously and she's always been happy to do as she's told. Until she's not. Suddenly it is of paramount importance that she finds herself. Makes herself happy, for real.
It's a painful journey. And a long one.
Spoiler
I loved the moment she quits her high-school soccer team. The moments that led her there, it reminded me of that scene in Forrest Gump when he stops running abrubtly and turns back toward home. For Nanette, it serves as the moment when she consciously chooses to live a life that makes her happy.Matthew Quick writes with humour, delicacy and great wisdom too. I liked how easily some of the messages are put across. We can learn so much.