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Carry On
by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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
This book was given to me by my partner. It breathed a new fire in me to find my passion for reading again.
I adored this book, and the daunting threat of its girth and page count eventually faded as I was becoming obsessed with these characters and universe.
Even after finishing, I was almost hesitant to return it just yet. Maybe it was because I was just happy to start reading books again, or maybe it was such a story that's touched my heart.
With a wonderful representation of a queer MC, it felt very realistic as a questioning queer person goes through.
The main plot joke is that it is just gay Harry Potter; but I'd actually say that I enjoyed the magic system in this book far more. Rapidly, you forget the book's comparison to others like it. The cast is interesting and feels fleshed out; it's the sort of characters and story that after you finish, you see small references in your normal life that bring you back to those characters and memories.
The quotes out of this book are on target for sticking with you. I'd often read and stop to just look up at my partner and just have my eyes wide and scream silently. While it may not be everyone's reading style to have switching points of view and first-person style, it definitely felt normal and well adjusted after a chapter or two.
To criticize the book specifically, I would say that perhaps small parts I could see coming. Though it still brought me gasps of shock.
It's also, of course, important to recognize the authors problematic nature; and while her other works have far more obvious examples of racism. However, in Carry On our first interaction with our MC, Simon, with his best friend, is a racial comment. Whether or not this was to show how Simon had been severely sheltered, it's hard to say after her other books having more racist comments. On top of that is also a conversation within the reader circle around Baz being Arabic but turning paper white for being a vampire.
Besides the Simon Snow trilogy, I have no interest in reading any other books by Rainbow Rowell. But I digress and only wished to make sure I acknowledge this in both reading this and reviewing it.
However, this book has meant the absolute world to my partner, and having the opportunity to sit and read the exact same book copy my partner read when it went to school years ago, it really felt so personal and pulled us closer together. Simon and Baz remind us so much of one another, just goes to show how real these characters feel. Along with just such a great read, we are actually considering getting matching tattoos related to this series. I will be reading Wayward Son next with excitement!
I adored this book, and the daunting threat of its girth and page count eventually faded as I was becoming obsessed with these characters and universe.
Even after finishing, I was almost hesitant to return it just yet. Maybe it was because I was just happy to start reading books again, or maybe it was such a story that's touched my heart.
With a wonderful representation of a queer MC, it felt very realistic as a questioning queer person goes through.
The main plot joke is that it is just gay Harry Potter; but I'd actually say that I enjoyed the magic system in this book far more. Rapidly, you forget the book's comparison to others like it. The cast is interesting and feels fleshed out; it's the sort of characters and story that after you finish, you see small references in your normal life that bring you back to those characters and memories.
The quotes out of this book are on target for sticking with you. I'd often read and stop to just look up at my partner and just have my eyes wide and scream silently. While it may not be everyone's reading style to have switching points of view and first-person style, it definitely felt normal and well adjusted after a chapter or two.
To criticize the book specifically, I would say that perhaps small parts I could see coming. Though it still brought me gasps of shock.
It's also, of course, important to recognize the authors problematic nature; and while her other works have far more obvious examples of racism. However, in Carry On our first interaction with our MC, Simon, with his best friend, is a racial comment. Whether or not this was to show how Simon had been severely sheltered, it's hard to say after her other books having more racist comments. On top of that is also a conversation within the reader circle around Baz being Arabic but turning paper white for being a vampire.
Besides the Simon Snow trilogy, I have no interest in reading any other books by Rainbow Rowell. But I digress and only wished to make sure I acknowledge this in both reading this and reviewing it.
However, this book has meant the absolute world to my partner, and having the opportunity to sit and read the exact same book copy my partner read when it went to school years ago, it really felt so personal and pulled us closer together. Simon and Baz remind us so much of one another, just goes to show how real these characters feel. Along with just such a great read, we are actually considering getting matching tattoos related to this series. I will be reading Wayward Son next with excitement!