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jfontaine's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
surlymanor's review against another edition
3.0
what i learned from this book:
pg66
"It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it."
"Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?"
"I'm more scared that I'll forget the feelings that I have now."
"Kind of like how you forgot how it feels to be three years old."
"That surely I'll wind up thinking: I was so young, I didn't really understand everything. It bothers me that I know I will be wrong."
pg112
"How do you know when it's over?"
"Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you."
I didn't love the narrative point of this book which is structured somewhere in between short prose poems and narrative, but a few of the sections describing young love and fiery thoughts were great.
pg66
"It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it."
"Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?"
"I'm more scared that I'll forget the feelings that I have now."
"Kind of like how you forgot how it feels to be three years old."
"That surely I'll wind up thinking: I was so young, I didn't really understand everything. It bothers me that I know I will be wrong."
pg112
"How do you know when it's over?"
"Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you."
I didn't love the narrative point of this book which is structured somewhere in between short prose poems and narrative, but a few of the sections describing young love and fiery thoughts were great.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
3.0
This is an extremely peculiar, unique book. The short prose poems are written of two teenagers who fall in love and wonder if they truly are different. They question the concept of lasting love. Some of the poems hit me with their beauty, while others left something to be desired, in my mind.
I think this book would be appreciated by teens who either feel different from their peers or self-select themselves as outcasts. My only criticisms of the book is the plot is a bit tricky to follow at points, and the poems don't always flow with each other. Also, Betty and Morris felt a bit older than teens to me.
I think this book would be appreciated by teens who either feel different from their peers or self-select themselves as outcasts. My only criticisms of the book is the plot is a bit tricky to follow at points, and the poems don't always flow with each other. Also, Betty and Morris felt a bit older than teens to me.
cowboyelliot33's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in one sitting and it moved me incredibly and all i could think after reading it were that this really needs to be adapted to a short film. This book tells the story of a relationship from beginning to end and this really moved me a lot after i had just a few days before experienced my very first heartbreak
mildhonestbonsai's review against another edition
4.0
Well this was quite the book. It's certainly a super fast read and the choice of making it like a prose narrative hybrid was interesting as well.
I finished this book just a few moments ago and I am still trying to fully come up with what I just read. I have an endless amount of questions about certain things regarding the story but I will say that there are some very poignant moments sprinkled throughout the book.
If it wasn't for reading the book summary beforehand, I would have had an extremely difficult time trying to figure out who's POV I was reading on each page. I still had some difficulty distinguishing between the two as I read on but still got the gist of it. The timeline for the story was a little hard to figure out as well but I just saw it as different snapshots of their relationship within the time they were together. It sort of goes back to the one quote that everyone brings up here on Goodreads:
These different scenes throughout the book were just that: memories that Morris and Betty had of their first actual relationship and how it had it's super highs but also had it's super lows. We also get to see Morris' parents and their relationships and personal flaws throughout the story as well. Morris never really introduces his parents to Betty because of his embarrassment of his father being bi-polar and his mother being eccentric. We see how that may have had an effect on how perceives relationships and how he went about managing his relationship with Betty.
All in all, I'm glad to have had the opportunity to read this book especially since I wouldn't have read it if it wasn't for my coworker telling me about it and then saying how the book is going for $200 nowadays. Those two things were the selling points for me because otherwise, I would have just skipped right over this book.
I finished this book just a few moments ago and I am still trying to fully come up with what I just read. I have an endless amount of questions about certain things regarding the story but I will say that there are some very poignant moments sprinkled throughout the book.
If it wasn't for reading the book summary beforehand, I would have had an extremely difficult time trying to figure out who's POV I was reading on each page. I still had some difficulty distinguishing between the two as I read on but still got the gist of it. The timeline for the story was a little hard to figure out as well but I just saw it as different snapshots of their relationship within the time they were together. It sort of goes back to the one quote that everyone brings up here on Goodreads:
"How do you know when it's over?"
"Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you"
These different scenes throughout the book were just that: memories that Morris and Betty had of their first actual relationship and how it had it's super highs but also had it's super lows. We also get to see Morris' parents and their relationships and personal flaws throughout the story as well. Morris never really introduces his parents to Betty because of his embarrassment of his father being bi-polar and his mother being eccentric. We see how that may have had an effect on how perceives relationships and how he went about managing his relationship with Betty.
All in all, I'm glad to have had the opportunity to read this book especially since I wouldn't have read it if it wasn't for my coworker telling me about it and then saying how the book is going for $200 nowadays. Those two things were the selling points for me because otherwise, I would have just skipped right over this book.
bxermom's review against another edition
3.0
slow down and take a moment to absorb this one. you'll be glad you did.
lacywolfe's review against another edition
3.0
Written in short prose passages. Recounts a first love between Morris and Betty.
evajohanna's review against another edition
3.0
En kärlekshistoria berättad med få ord som känns vägda på våg.
edithth_'s review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75