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A review by aritrigupta
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
2.0
I truly have mixed feelings about this book.
I loved [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532], and in a similar manner, this book deals with relevant teenage issues and the consequent mental, societal stress that is borne out of them.
I understand how so much of thoughts in Libby's heads were about never feeling good enough to have a boy love her. She is a teenage after all. To some extent, I can say I had empathy for Jack.
But their angsty romance was simply nonsensical. There was no chemistry, no dialog, no nothing between them to justify this earth shattering, world changing love that they experienced. I don't even want to chalk it up to teenagers being overtly dramatic about it. There was just this forced component that was repeatedly being drummed into our heads about two unlikely people falling for each other.
Much of it was laughably cliched.
It was a quick read, and despite a lot of the content being relevant and true, the story failed in its delivery.
I loved [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532], and in a similar manner, this book deals with relevant teenage issues and the consequent mental, societal stress that is borne out of them.
I understand how so much of thoughts in Libby's heads were about never feeling good enough to have a boy love her. She is a teenage after all. To some extent, I can say I had empathy for Jack.
But their angsty romance was simply nonsensical. There was no chemistry, no dialog, no nothing between them to justify this earth shattering, world changing love that they experienced. I don't even want to chalk it up to teenagers being overtly dramatic about it. There was just this forced component that was repeatedly being drummed into our heads about two unlikely people falling for each other.
Much of it was laughably cliched.
It was a quick read, and despite a lot of the content being relevant and true, the story failed in its delivery.