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A review by bitsandbobsdivination
Loveless by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.75
Wow! Such a beautiful book! Alive never disappoints and I can’t wait to read more of her books moving forward! They are so amazing at hitting my heartstrings!
This one taught me so so much about aro ace identities and experiences in ways I hadn’t thought about before. I knew of people in my life who were and knew by definition what they meant but not really a more human way of viewing the experiences those who are might have in a world saturated by romantic and sexual love. That friendships can be just as (and are!) deep and loving as a romantic relationship. That family and society can it such a stigma and pressure on those who dint fall in those neat boxes. That you can grieve the life you saw the majority of people around you having that you physically couldn’t have. How hard that is to accept but also how liberating too!
This book also had such a wide range of queer people and experiences (non-binary, aro, ace, pan!!, bisexual, gay, lesbian) to explore and how vast the queer community is! How we all can have similar experiences that thread us together, but also still be just as clueless or uneducated about distinctly different queer experiences than our own!
The only thing that made me knock this book down from 5 stars fully is that I wish we had a bit more structure to the book in terms of line uni life. Yes, it’s definitely got the social side going for it but they like never study for classes, never even really mention the classes they have, hardly talk about school at all, and I mean Georgia is so worried about being in drama classes but then never mentions it again or a single class like it just fine?? Seemed weird… would have enjoyed more of that side of the story cause uni wasn’t all social life you know? But I also get that wasn’t really the main point of the story, but it would have added a more realistic uni experience I suppose.
Overall though, I lovedddd this book!! I will definitely be rereading it in the future and recommending it to friends! Such an eye opening and beautifully loving read! 🤍🖤💜💛🤍💙
This one taught me so so much about aro ace identities and experiences in ways I hadn’t thought about before. I knew of people in my life who were and knew by definition what they meant but not really a more human way of viewing the experiences those who are might have in a world saturated by romantic and sexual love. That friendships can be just as (and are!) deep and loving as a romantic relationship. That family and society can it such a stigma and pressure on those who dint fall in those neat boxes. That you can grieve the life you saw the majority of people around you having that you physically couldn’t have. How hard that is to accept but also how liberating too!
This book also had such a wide range of queer people and experiences (non-binary, aro, ace, pan!!, bisexual, gay, lesbian) to explore and how vast the queer community is! How we all can have similar experiences that thread us together, but also still be just as clueless or uneducated about distinctly different queer experiences than our own!
The only thing that made me knock this book down from 5 stars fully is that I wish we had a bit more structure to the book in terms of line uni life. Yes, it’s definitely got the social side going for it but they like never study for classes, never even really mention the classes they have, hardly talk about school at all, and I mean Georgia is so worried about being in drama classes but then never mentions it again or a single class like it just fine?? Seemed weird… would have enjoyed more of that side of the story cause uni wasn’t all social life you know? But I also get that wasn’t really the main point of the story, but it would have added a more realistic uni experience I suppose.
Overall though, I lovedddd this book!! I will definitely be rereading it in the future and recommending it to friends! Such an eye opening and beautifully loving read! 🤍🖤💜💛🤍💙
Content Warnings
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Toxic relationship