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A review by akookieforyou
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
1.0
*1.5*
I have some pretty complicated feelings about this book. I liked certain things, and others I just despised. The characters were all over the place, sometimes I thought they were genuinely great, then they would do they stupidest, most annoying thing ever, and I just wanted to scratch their faces. So, yeah.
I'll start with the things I liked first. Sometimes (mainly towards the end) Nick and Norah were pretty cute together, and had some really great chemistry. There were even a few lines that made me smile, and even actually laugh. I also really adore books that feature music in some way, and gives me some new music to listen to. I really appreciate how this book didn't skirt around sex either, as if teens don't do these things and are completely ignorant. We're young, not stupid. That being said, they also didn't make anything too graphic or explicit. And of course, all the diversity was really great. Most of all I love a good romance story, and while I didn't love this one, it still delivered decently in that department. These are all the things that made this book a 1.5 instead of just a 1.
Now on to the things I did not like.
First, I've never been a big fan of alternating perspectives, and this one was no exception. I understand why the authors chose this, but it ended up feeling pretty messy. For example, something would happen in Nick's chapter, then in the first half of Norah's she just recaps what we literally just read, or vice versa. It's annoying, and makes a 183 page book feel like it was 500.
Second, the never ending f-bombs. I don't have any issues with teens in books or movies cursing, real teens say "fuck" all the time. But, these characters say it way too often. I counted it, and on one page, it was said twenty six times. TWENTY SIX TIMES! Saying fuck twenty six times does not make you sound "cool" or "edgy". It sounds like a child who's showing off to their friends.
Third, the characters are atrocious at times. Because of their ridiculous behavior, and moronic choices, I nearly gave up reading this book all together. I could not stand them sometimes. And the side characters were very meh. The only one worth mentioning is Tris, mainly because I think she might have a personality disorder. She changes so much from chapter to chapter, I guess the authors didn't have a clear idea of her personality or something.
There are some other, more nit-picky things, but I'm not going to get into it. I was disappointed with this lackluster story, and I'm not sure if I'll be picking up any of their other collaboration books.
P.S. Can we talk about the chapters where David Levithan forgot who his main character's best friend was making out with, then Rachel Cohn basically ripped him a new one right after? How did he even manage to do that in the first place?? I dunno, but it made me laugh hysterically XD
I have some pretty complicated feelings about this book. I liked certain things, and others I just despised. The characters were all over the place, sometimes I thought they were genuinely great, then they would do they stupidest, most annoying thing ever, and I just wanted to scratch their faces. So, yeah.
I'll start with the things I liked first. Sometimes (mainly towards the end) Nick and Norah were pretty cute together, and had some really great chemistry. There were even a few lines that made me smile, and even actually laugh. I also really adore books that feature music in some way, and gives me some new music to listen to. I really appreciate how this book didn't skirt around sex either, as if teens don't do these things and are completely ignorant. We're young, not stupid. That being said, they also didn't make anything too graphic or explicit. And of course, all the diversity was really great. Most of all I love a good romance story, and while I didn't love this one, it still delivered decently in that department. These are all the things that made this book a 1.5 instead of just a 1.
Now on to the things I did not like.
First, I've never been a big fan of alternating perspectives, and this one was no exception. I understand why the authors chose this, but it ended up feeling pretty messy. For example, something would happen in Nick's chapter, then in the first half of Norah's she just recaps what we literally just read, or vice versa. It's annoying, and makes a 183 page book feel like it was 500.
Second, the never ending f-bombs. I don't have any issues with teens in books or movies cursing, real teens say "fuck" all the time. But, these characters say it way too often. I counted it, and on one page, it was said twenty six times. TWENTY SIX TIMES! Saying fuck twenty six times does not make you sound "cool" or "edgy". It sounds like a child who's showing off to their friends.
Third, the characters are atrocious at times. Because of their ridiculous behavior, and moronic choices, I nearly gave up reading this book all together. I could not stand them sometimes. And the side characters were very meh. The only one worth mentioning is Tris, mainly because I think she might have a personality disorder. She changes so much from chapter to chapter, I guess the authors didn't have a clear idea of her personality or something.
There are some other, more nit-picky things, but I'm not going to get into it. I was disappointed with this lackluster story, and I'm not sure if I'll be picking up any of their other collaboration books.
P.S. Can we talk about the chapters where David Levithan forgot who his main character's best friend was making out with, then Rachel Cohn basically ripped him a new one right after? How did he even manage to do that in the first place?? I dunno, but it made me laugh hysterically XD