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A review by apalershadeofwhite
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
5.0
This is definitely the kind of book that you could crack out in a day at most. If I hadn't been forced to put it down for a while, I never would have! When I finally picked it back up after clearing most of my workload, I zoomed from chapter 8 to end of the book in an afternoon.
Becky Albertalli had me laughing every couple of pages! Simon is a great narrator and is so funny, relatable, and charasmatic! I'm not sure how I feel about the grammatical aspect of Simon as a narrator though, because there was a slight lack in variation of grammar and variation of grammar is something I love in a text.
The structure and the writing style is very interesting as it is unlike most, if not all, of the books I've read. It heavily resembles and relies on natural speech; almost like a free verse poem. I like it though and it fits into the books really well because it gives the novel a very personal and effortless feel.
The structure of the chapters is also very interesting because the length varies dramatically; one chapter is like 20 pages and another is merely one page. Again, I think it reflects the books and the narrator very well though because it, in my opinion, resembles the human mind: racing and rambling one minute and silent the next. I really like the use of the emails as well. Things like that, that deviate from the 'norm' of structures really draws me in; kind of like 'Everything, Everything' by Nicola Yoon.
Becky Albertalli had me laughing every couple of pages! Simon is a great narrator and is so funny, relatable, and charasmatic! I'm not sure how I feel about the grammatical aspect of Simon as a narrator though, because there was a slight lack in variation of grammar and variation of grammar is something I love in a text.
The structure and the writing style is very interesting as it is unlike most, if not all, of the books I've read. It heavily resembles and relies on natural speech; almost like a free verse poem. I like it though and it fits into the books really well because it gives the novel a very personal and effortless feel.
The structure of the chapters is also very interesting because the length varies dramatically; one chapter is like 20 pages and another is merely one page. Again, I think it reflects the books and the narrator very well though because it, in my opinion, resembles the human mind: racing and rambling one minute and silent the next. I really like the use of the emails as well. Things like that, that deviate from the 'norm' of structures really draws me in; kind of like 'Everything, Everything' by Nicola Yoon.