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A review by wortfluesterin
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
3.25
“Becky albertalli do not write a traumatic coming-out scene challenge” level: impossible
I have very mixed feelings about this book.
Here is what I liked:
- Tessa and Imogen obviously had chemistry and I was rooting for them the entire time
- Tessa in general
- I loved Lily and Edith as well, great side characters
- The fact that Tessa didn’t have a bad reaction to the backstory (wasn’t looking forward to that possibility)
- Some of the conversations about queerness (especially about the “need” to come out)
- No Harry Potter references anymore
Here is what I disliked:
- The absurd amount of texts (ESPECIALLY THE EMOJIS)
- The amount of pop-culture references (at least they’re 2023 relevant I guess, I would’ve loved that in 8th grade)
- The awful amount of tiktok slang
- I get what she was trying to do with Edith, but I kind of fell flat for me
- This book felt so long
- the fact that everyone only seemed to talk about being queer, do these people not have any other topics????
I have very mixed feelings about this book.
Here is what I liked:
- Tessa and Imogen obviously had chemistry and I was rooting for them the entire time
- Tessa in general
- I loved Lily and Edith as well, great side characters
- The fact that Tessa didn’t have a bad reaction to the backstory (wasn’t looking forward to that possibility)
- Some of the conversations about queerness (especially about the “need” to come out)
- No Harry Potter references anymore
Here is what I disliked:
- The absurd amount of texts (ESPECIALLY THE EMOJIS)
- The amount of pop-culture references (at least they’re 2023 relevant I guess, I would’ve loved that in 8th grade)
- The awful amount of tiktok slang
- I get what she was trying to do with Edith, but I kind of fell flat for me
- This book felt so long
- the fact that everyone only seemed to talk about being queer, do these people not have any other topics????