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A review by jiibii
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
5.0
For almost two years I've heard people sing this book's praises from the rooftops, and I finally get why.
Jandy Nelson's writing is, in a word, sublime. Her prose floats and shines, makes you imagine so many things, even inside the "constricted" realm of the real world. The metaphors she comes up with, the way she expresses her characters' feelings, and just the realness of those feelings is nothing like I've ever read before, and I am genuinely looking forward to picking up [b:The Sky Is Everywhere|6604794|The Sky Is Everywhere|Jandy Nelson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451383969s/6604794.jpg|6798696] sometime soon.
I'd also like to mention how she excels at writing and creating this fictional family, with problems and flaws so tangible. I have never read a book in which the complexity of the family was so correctly explored, and in which the relationship of the family members changes and evolves so realistically. It's truly masterful, and I absolutely loved every page of this book.
If you haven't yet, I highly recommend you read it!
Jandy Nelson's writing is, in a word, sublime. Her prose floats and shines, makes you imagine so many things, even inside the "constricted" realm of the real world. The metaphors she comes up with, the way she expresses her characters' feelings, and just the realness of those feelings is nothing like I've ever read before, and I am genuinely looking forward to picking up [b:The Sky Is Everywhere|6604794|The Sky Is Everywhere|Jandy Nelson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451383969s/6604794.jpg|6798696] sometime soon.
I'd also like to mention how she excels at writing and creating this fictional family, with problems and flaws so tangible. I have never read a book in which the complexity of the family was so correctly explored, and in which the relationship of the family members changes and evolves so realistically. It's truly masterful, and I absolutely loved every page of this book.
If you haven't yet, I highly recommend you read it!