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A review by cloudedreads
Loveless by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
„In the end, that was the problem with romance. It was so easy to romanticize romance because it was everywhere. <..> I could see it all, all the time, all around, but when I got closer, I found that nothing was there. A mirage.“
„Loveless“ by Alice Oseman was my most anticipated book of 2020, and for a good reason – it promised own voices aro-ace representation and as someone desperately looking for it in books (and other types of media) I found myself looking forward and dreading it in equal parts. As it turns out, I needn‘t have worried – „Loveless“ was all I wanted and a bit more.
The novel tells a story of Georgia Warr, a college freshman figuring herself out– her relationship with romance, love and with other people. Georgia makes a decision to try new things during a new chapter of her life, hoping to finally get answers to questions that others have no problem answering – what is it like to love someone romantically, how do you feel „the spark“, is there something wrong with her not feeling romantic love for anyone at all? The road to figuring it out is winded and not all pleasant...
Throughout the book we follow Georgia‘s attempts at romance, active social life and building new friendships. Even though my university experience is quite a bit different than the main characters‘, I found a lot of it to be believable and relatable. The characters felt real, flaws and all, and I found myself flying through the book, without having to stop and wonder if this could actually happen or if people really talk/act this way (which has happened, with some books for young/new adults). The simple style and realistic plot and character combo added to why I enjoyed the book so much and why the main message carried over so well. I believed the book, not only because I have been there and am still going through it. I believed it, because it felt real, it felt like finally being seen, like I could just tell someone to read this book and let them understand me a bit better, through it.
To me, this book is life-changing. It did not change my life, in the literal sense – I have already figured a lot about myself before reading it. But I cannot stress how important it is to have this book in my life, how important it is and is going to be to a lot of people, who are just finding out things about themselves. It‘s not a textbook, or a book with all the right answers. But it is a book with a message that we all need to hear – you are okay, there is nothing wrong with you, you are worthy of love and there are so much love in different forms in this world and all of it is just as important.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone, even if you know who you are, even if you don‘t think that you can relate to aro-ace spectrum journey. This book is a compact piece of joy and love and friendship and finding home in others, about making mistakes and fixing them and being happy with oneself, and honestly, who couldn‘t use a little bit of that in their lives?
„Loveless“ by Alice Oseman was my most anticipated book of 2020, and for a good reason – it promised own voices aro-ace representation and as someone desperately looking for it in books (and other types of media) I found myself looking forward and dreading it in equal parts. As it turns out, I needn‘t have worried – „Loveless“ was all I wanted and a bit more.
The novel tells a story of Georgia Warr, a college freshman figuring herself out– her relationship with romance, love and with other people. Georgia makes a decision to try new things during a new chapter of her life, hoping to finally get answers to questions that others have no problem answering – what is it like to love someone romantically, how do you feel „the spark“, is there something wrong with her not feeling romantic love for anyone at all? The road to figuring it out is winded and not all pleasant...
Throughout the book we follow Georgia‘s attempts at romance, active social life and building new friendships. Even though my university experience is quite a bit different than the main characters‘, I found a lot of it to be believable and relatable. The characters felt real, flaws and all, and I found myself flying through the book, without having to stop and wonder if this could actually happen or if people really talk/act this way (which has happened, with some books for young/new adults). The simple style and realistic plot and character combo added to why I enjoyed the book so much and why the main message carried over so well. I believed the book, not only because I have been there and am still going through it. I believed it, because it felt real, it felt like finally being seen, like I could just tell someone to read this book and let them understand me a bit better, through it.
To me, this book is life-changing. It did not change my life, in the literal sense – I have already figured a lot about myself before reading it. But I cannot stress how important it is to have this book in my life, how important it is and is going to be to a lot of people, who are just finding out things about themselves. It‘s not a textbook, or a book with all the right answers. But it is a book with a message that we all need to hear – you are okay, there is nothing wrong with you, you are worthy of love and there are so much love in different forms in this world and all of it is just as important.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone, even if you know who you are, even if you don‘t think that you can relate to aro-ace spectrum journey. This book is a compact piece of joy and love and friendship and finding home in others, about making mistakes and fixing them and being happy with oneself, and honestly, who couldn‘t use a little bit of that in their lives?