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A review by drridareads
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
3.0
HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT REASONABLE creatures. Instead of being ruled by logic, we are ruled by emotions. The world would be a happier place if the opposite were true.
Logical Me:
Nobody can fall in love within the span of hours and finding "the one" is just impossible. I am not a big fan of one day stories. I probably would not have read this book if I knew it happened in the span of one day. I just refuse to accept so much could happen in one day, while I can barely accomplish anything. What the hell is the scientific way to fall in love even? Why am I reading about this irrelevant character, he nearly hit our main character..?
No real teen talks like that Daniel. You don't know where your life is headed Daniel? Neither do any other fucking 17 year olds.
Natasha you just said you don't believe in love?
Emotional Me:
Okay but they are so cute and special together. My heart is skipping beats. I love them. Those irrelevant character stories are full of warmth. Everyone around us has a story, even the guy who nearly hit someone with his car..
Natasha:
I completely understand where Natasha is coming from. I specially understand her younger brother's excitement in going back to Jamaica. When I was a kid my family had to move countries because of refusal of work permit renewal. And I was excited to go back to Pakistan; cause I knew nothing about it. It turned out to be completely different from what I expected (I'm obviously settled and love it here now). And If I was older and knew things before moving I would've been a Natasha. I would've been angry with the world. I did not like how the immigrancy plot line felt secondary to the romantic one. I really liked how she was comfortable in her own skin, and how geeky she was. I also liked learning about black hair history from her POV!
If people who were actually born here had to prove they were worthy enough to live in America, this would be a much less populated country.
Daniel:
We have big beautiful brains We invent things that fly Fly We write poetry You probably hate poetry but it’s hard to argue with ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ in terms of sheer beauty We are capable of big lives A big history Why settle? Why choose the practical thing the mundane thing? We are born to dream and make the things we dream about
If I'm not wrong this is the first Korean character I have read. And it's nice to finally see such diversity (both main characters are POC. YAY!). I loved how we got to know a bit about Korean culture through him Okay so I kept on thinking he reminded me of someone a lot. And guess what I have concluded this a younger Korean version of none other than Ted Mosby from HIMYM.
Both are hopeless romantics. Both are sort of pretentious quintessential nice guys. I found Daniel adorable and such a cutie at times; like i wish I'd met him at that age. But then there's the way he expects from Natasha and thinks stuff like if he's been smooth enough She’d already be dreaming of little half-Korean, half–African American babies. That is such a Ted Mosby thing. And I don't hate Ted Mosby, he's alright and emotional but has some problematic thing about him. And let's be honest if Ted knew about this scientific falling in love questionnaire he would've tried it. I honestly think that they both talk like their giving motivational important speeches too.. And can't you just picture an old Daniel telling his kids how he met their mother with very irrelevent details? No? Just me?
So I just found this Ted quote that I can totally picture Daniel saying
Writing:
Nicola Yoon has a way with words. Squeezing scientific facts in is just my cup of tea. And I enjoyed this but then there was the ending which just felt super rushed. I think I'm gonna pick up [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450515891l/18692431._SY75_.jpg|26540216] someday too. And I will watch the adaptation even though when I saw the trailer after reading this I was disappointed with the changes.
I found such cute fanart on "emergencypizzaparty.tumblr.com" but never asked to share so I'm gonna remove it!
3.5 stars!
Logical Me:
Nobody can fall in love within the span of hours and finding "the one" is just impossible. I am not a big fan of one day stories. I probably would not have read this book if I knew it happened in the span of one day. I just refuse to accept so much could happen in one day, while I can barely accomplish anything. What the hell is the scientific way to fall in love even? Why am I reading about this irrelevant character, he nearly hit our main character..?
No real teen talks like that Daniel. You don't know where your life is headed Daniel? Neither do any other fucking 17 year olds.
Natasha you just said you don't believe in love?
Emotional Me:
Okay but they are so cute and special together. My heart is skipping beats. I love them. Those irrelevant character stories are full of warmth. Everyone around us has a story, even the guy who nearly hit someone with his car..
Natasha:
I completely understand where Natasha is coming from. I specially understand her younger brother's excitement in going back to Jamaica. When I was a kid my family had to move countries because of refusal of work permit renewal. And I was excited to go back to Pakistan; cause I knew nothing about it. It turned out to be completely different from what I expected (I'm obviously settled and love it here now). And If I was older and knew things before moving I would've been a Natasha. I would've been angry with the world. I did not like how the immigrancy plot line felt secondary to the romantic one. I really liked how she was comfortable in her own skin, and how geeky she was. I also liked learning about black hair history from her POV!
If people who were actually born here had to prove they were worthy enough to live in America, this would be a much less populated country.
Daniel:
We have big beautiful brains We invent things that fly Fly We write poetry You probably hate poetry but it’s hard to argue with ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ in terms of sheer beauty We are capable of big lives A big history Why settle? Why choose the practical thing the mundane thing? We are born to dream and make the things we dream about
If I'm not wrong this is the first Korean character I have read. And it's nice to finally see such diversity (both main characters are POC. YAY!). I loved how we got to know a bit about Korean culture through him Okay so I kept on thinking he reminded me of someone a lot. And guess what I have concluded this a younger Korean version of none other than Ted Mosby from HIMYM.
Both are hopeless romantics. Both are sort of pretentious quintessential nice guys. I found Daniel adorable and such a cutie at times; like i wish I'd met him at that age. But then there's the way he expects from Natasha and thinks stuff like if he's been smooth enough She’d already be dreaming of little half-Korean, half–African American babies. That is such a Ted Mosby thing. And I don't hate Ted Mosby, he's alright and emotional but has some problematic thing about him. And let's be honest if Ted knew about this scientific falling in love questionnaire he would've tried it. I honestly think that they both talk like their giving motivational important speeches too.. And can't you just picture an old Daniel telling his kids how he met their mother with very irrelevent details? No? Just me?
So I just found this Ted quote that I can totally picture Daniel saying
Writing:
Nicola Yoon has a way with words. Squeezing scientific facts in is just my cup of tea. And I enjoyed this but then there was the ending which just felt super rushed. I think I'm gonna pick up [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450515891l/18692431._SY75_.jpg|26540216] someday too. And I will watch the adaptation even though when I saw the trailer after reading this I was disappointed with the changes.
I found such cute fanart on "emergencypizzaparty.tumblr.com" but never asked to share so I'm gonna remove it!
3.5 stars!