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A review by librarydosebykristy
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I give this book infinity stars.
At first, I was afraid to read it when I heard what it was about: the only survivor of a school shooting moves to a small town and attempts to live under the radar, separate from his tragic persona.
I am SUPER triggered by gun violence and have a hard time maintaining my composure when talking or even thinking about it.
I assumed the book would be really depressing and hard to read, but actually? It was one of the sweetest, funniest, enjoyable books, I’ve read in a long time. All hail this amazing author @erinbowbooks for writing a book that made me feel every emotion under the sun. Also, shout out to the audiobook narrator Will Collyer for bringing these characters to life for me.
Synopsis: Simon and his family moved to Grin and Bear It, Nebraska, a national quiet zone with no access to Internet or Wi-Fi because of the high powered telescopes nearby. Simon is happy to be there because no one will be able to google him. He settles in with his mom, a funeral director and his dad, a Catholic deacon, in this quirky town and makes two friends right away. But will his secret identity stay hidden? I will let you figure that out.
I’m a recovering Catholic, no longer affiliated with any religion , but I really appreciated the way it was written here and how it ties in with Simon and his family’s reckoning with their trauma. I loved the irreverent tone of the whole book, the off color jokes, the quirky people, the realistic portrayal of how you possibly go on when the worst thing has happened to you.
I adored this. Give it all the awards.
I give this book infinity stars.
At first, I was afraid to read it when I heard what it was about: the only survivor of a school shooting moves to a small town and attempts to live under the radar, separate from his tragic persona.
I am SUPER triggered by gun violence and have a hard time maintaining my composure when talking or even thinking about it.
I assumed the book would be really depressing and hard to read, but actually? It was one of the sweetest, funniest, enjoyable books, I’ve read in a long time. All hail this amazing author @erinbowbooks for writing a book that made me feel every emotion under the sun. Also, shout out to the audiobook narrator Will Collyer for bringing these characters to life for me.
Synopsis: Simon and his family moved to Grin and Bear It, Nebraska, a national quiet zone with no access to Internet or Wi-Fi because of the high powered telescopes nearby. Simon is happy to be there because no one will be able to google him. He settles in with his mom, a funeral director and his dad, a Catholic deacon, in this quirky town and makes two friends right away. But will his secret identity stay hidden? I will let you figure that out.
I’m a recovering Catholic, no longer affiliated with any religion , but I really appreciated the way it was written here and how it ties in with Simon and his family’s reckoning with their trauma. I loved the irreverent tone of the whole book, the off color jokes, the quirky people, the realistic portrayal of how you possibly go on when the worst thing has happened to you.
I adored this. Give it all the awards.