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abs91jc's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
5.0
kiyamarie's review against another edition
3.0
The concept of this book was nice but the book itself was way too drawn out. I feel it could have been shorter, a lot shorter.
wesleylebakken's review against another edition
4.5
this really isn’t my typical sort of book, but i genuinely liked it a lot. i saw the movie years ago and the idea of reading the book seemed fun so here i am.
admittedly, the story was kind of slow, but the writing was detailed in such a way that it didn’t drag along. i wish there was more tacked on to the end so i could know what happened to everyone.
some parts were graphic and some of the events could be triggering, but for anyone looking for a good, underrated pride month book, i definitely recommend!
admittedly, the story was kind of slow, but the writing was detailed in such a way that it didn’t drag along. i wish there was more tacked on to the end so i could know what happened to everyone.
some parts were graphic and some of the events could be triggering, but for anyone looking for a good, underrated pride month book, i definitely recommend!
jorandan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
rlaortiz's review against another edition
4.0
I loved it. I just wish that it didn’t end there. I also hope that there will be a second one. A wonderful read.
happycutecat's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.75
crushtacean's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rainyreadingcorner's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
It took a while for me to finish this book but I liked that a lot because the story had time to sink in and I dint rush through it. I love how great I could picture Cameron because of the writing, the way it showed her personality. Generally the writing was really good! It was very easy to get lost in this book and feel the story. At one point I had to put the book away and just stare into nothingness for a minute because it was so shocking. I felt anger, frustration and sadness but also happiness for some times. Overall I really really enjoyed this book a lot! The characters were great.
nancyboy's review against another edition
3.0
im so glad i read the miseducation of cameron post. i now understand why it has spoken to so many lesbians and sapphics alike.
this feels like 5 different YA lesbian novels in one. cameron's parents dying tragically and her dealing with that and the subtext of her never being able to tell her parents that she is a lesbian. sweet lesbian teen love. trying as a lesbian to be attracted to a man and failing miserably. falling in love with your best friend. religious homophobic parental figures forcing you to go to jesus camp. honestly, there are a lot more experiences in there but those are just some.
ive heard the criticism that it's a bit too long and part of me wants to agree and part of me feels the length makes it more real. somehow the book just works even though each subplot may not have the complete story arc that may be needed if it was one book on its own, however, the messiness, looseness and unresolveness just feels like real life. did she ever really love me? or was i just an experiment?
so many experiences in the book are so beautiful and tragic. its hard to read yet i want to know more. emily danforth did something i feel so few YA books ever actually capture, real teenagehood. personally, most YA books i read now sound like 25 y/o in 15 y/o bodies, as in adults making decisions they WISH they make as teens but not the awkwardness and inexperience of real teenhood, just the romanticisation of it. one could argue that camera has a few too many relationships with other girls given her age to be completely realistic but i understand it from a story telling point of view, its so much easier to tell a queer story when you have loads of queer characters with different opinions and experiences. perhaps, i just wish i got as many women as camera post as a teen lol or perhaps im just too autistic and socially awkward to do that haha.
having said all that and understanding why it means a lot to many people, it just didnt mean much to me. i personally thought camera post was kinda boring and i felt that the side was way more interesting than her. i didnt really love reading it. i was kind of bored at times idk. i almost enjoy thinking about it more than the actual act of reading it.
also i really dont care for YA anymore. i happen to read a lot of it bc a lot of queer lit just happens to be YA and i keep wanting to be in the loop of popular queer fiction but i just dont care much about teenage hood. high school was hell on earth and no amount of money would make me go through that again. maybe bc i was autistic i feel i had such a completely different experience from most other non-autistic people about high school.
though i am a lesbian, im quite gender non-conforming, and have been partly on accident for a lot of my childhood and teenhood. i just couldn't hide it. i came out as a trans man as a teen with all the shit that entailed. it took me until being 21 to realise i was a transmasc butch lesbian so idk man i feel my experience was very different even if we do share an identity of being a lesbian. and as coupled with me being autistic, seen as such an outsider and feeling like an alien in human skin, this book just doesnt hit me in the way it has other lesbians and sapphics. and thats okay!
im glad this book exists <3
this feels like 5 different YA lesbian novels in one. cameron's parents dying tragically and her dealing with that and the subtext of her never being able to tell her parents that she is a lesbian. sweet lesbian teen love. trying as a lesbian to be attracted to a man and failing miserably. falling in love with your best friend. religious homophobic parental figures forcing you to go to jesus camp. honestly, there are a lot more experiences in there but those are just some.
ive heard the criticism that it's a bit too long and part of me wants to agree and part of me feels the length makes it more real. somehow the book just works even though each subplot may not have the complete story arc that may be needed if it was one book on its own, however, the messiness, looseness and unresolveness just feels like real life. did she ever really love me? or was i just an experiment?
so many experiences in the book are so beautiful and tragic. its hard to read yet i want to know more. emily danforth did something i feel so few YA books ever actually capture, real teenagehood. personally, most YA books i read now sound like 25 y/o in 15 y/o bodies, as in adults making decisions they WISH they make as teens but not the awkwardness and inexperience of real teenhood, just the romanticisation of it. one could argue that camera has a few too many relationships with other girls given her age to be completely realistic but i understand it from a story telling point of view, its so much easier to tell a queer story when you have loads of queer characters with different opinions and experiences. perhaps, i just wish i got as many women as camera post as a teen lol or perhaps im just too autistic and socially awkward to do that haha.
having said all that and understanding why it means a lot to many people, it just didnt mean much to me. i personally thought camera post was kinda boring and i felt that the side was way more interesting than her. i didnt really love reading it. i was kind of bored at times idk. i almost enjoy thinking about it more than the actual act of reading it.
also i really dont care for YA anymore. i happen to read a lot of it bc a lot of queer lit just happens to be YA and i keep wanting to be in the loop of popular queer fiction but i just dont care much about teenage hood. high school was hell on earth and no amount of money would make me go through that again. maybe bc i was autistic i feel i had such a completely different experience from most other non-autistic people about high school.
though i am a lesbian, im quite gender non-conforming, and have been partly on accident for a lot of my childhood and teenhood. i just couldn't hide it. i came out as a trans man as a teen with all the shit that entailed. it took me until being 21 to realise i was a transmasc butch lesbian so idk man i feel my experience was very different even if we do share an identity of being a lesbian. and as coupled with me being autistic, seen as such an outsider and feeling like an alien in human skin, this book just doesnt hit me in the way it has other lesbians and sapphics. and thats okay!
im glad this book exists <3