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folklorepercy's review against another edition
4.0
Annie en mis pensamientos es uno de esos libros que cualquier persona debe leer a lo largo de su vida. Considero que es un libro muy bueno; con personajes entrañables, un hermoso mensaje y una relación hermosa. Como chica que le gustan las chicas, me sentí muy identificada con muchas cosas que vivieron y decían; el terror que invadía a Liza de que se enteraran sobre lo que prefería (y más teniendo en cuenta de que el libro es en otra época), una parte de ella diciéndole que es bueno lo que sentía y la otra diciéndole que estaba haciendo mal, el hecho de que no quería recordar todo lo que había pasado porque era mucho para ella.
La relación escrita es perfecta. La narración es tan ligera y entretenida que puedes leerlo fácilmente en dos días. Desearía que haya más libros como estos, en los que las chicas a las que nos gusta las chicas podemos identificarnos, se siente como una caricia al alma
La relación escrita es perfecta. La narración es tan ligera y entretenida que puedes leerlo fácilmente en dos días. Desearía que haya más libros como estos, en los que las chicas a las que nos gusta las chicas podemos identificarnos, se siente como una caricia al alma
jpolito's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
thewhimsicallibrarian's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
elle4352's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Annie on My Mind is a YA, contemporary novel about two teenage girls who meet and fall in love in the early 1980s.
Things You'll Find:
*LGBTQ Rep*
*A best friend you want to fight*
*School Admin stepping WAY out of bounds*
Liza meets Annie and that changes her entire outlook on life and leads her to begin to explore her own sexuality. A lovely relationship blossoms, full of ups, downs, and ultimately a confrontation Liza wasn't expecting.
I do think the method this book takes in presenting the way a teen may begin to understand and process their sexuality is enlightening. The primary focus of the story seems not to be the depth or details of Liza and Annie's relationship, but the understanding the two have of the relationship and their places in it. I do appreciate this take as well as how impactful this book would've been when it was published in 1982. The girls are also both likeable characters, with very distinct personalities. Annie in particular is super quirky and imaginative and I loved seeing where her mind led the two.
The main drawback of this book is that it's a little dull. We reach a climax that's predictable, and from the beginning, you're pretty much able to determine what the conflict is going to be and how it's going to resolve itself so with those two things already in mind, there isn't much excitement to be found in the story. Overall, this book is a sweet, romance story, but that's about all readers should expect. A cutesy romance.
Things You'll Find:
*LGBTQ Rep*
*A best friend you want to fight*
*School Admin stepping WAY out of bounds*
Liza meets Annie and that changes her entire outlook on life and leads her to begin to explore her own sexuality. A lovely relationship blossoms, full of ups, downs, and ultimately a confrontation Liza wasn't expecting.
I do think the method this book takes in presenting the way a teen may begin to understand and process their sexuality is enlightening. The primary focus of the story seems not to be the depth or details of Liza and Annie's relationship, but the understanding the two have of the relationship and their places in it. I do appreciate this take as well as how impactful this book would've been when it was published in 1982. The girls are also both likeable characters, with very distinct personalities. Annie in particular is super quirky and imaginative and I loved seeing where her mind led the two.
The main drawback of this book is that it's a little dull. We reach a climax that's predictable, and from the beginning, you're pretty much able to determine what the conflict is going to be and how it's going to resolve itself so with those two things already in mind, there isn't much excitement to be found in the story. Overall, this book is a sweet, romance story, but that's about all readers should expect. A cutesy romance.
amaldae's review against another edition
3.0
Obviously a lot has happened in YA since this was published and attitudes toward gay people have changed for the better (especially in bigger cities - this one's set in NYC) but not many of today's offerings portray teenage desire, sex or even love, regardless of the gender of the people involved, as positively as this one does. A lot of them are also commercialized to obscenity and presuppose an audience more than passingly familiar with American culture and settings. I'm pleased to report that this is a book pretty much anyone can fully comprehend without assistance from Google.
I'm less enthused about Annie, who is something of a manic pixie to Liza, or about the poor girl/rich girl dynamic between them, or about the prose itself. But, compared to what Garden gets right - the romance, the importance of positive role models and representation, the effects of social class, even - those are fleeting complaints, and the book still holds its own in the queer/lesbian/young adult canon. I just hope sometime in the future, there will be a generation of queer people to whom the reactions to her sexuality Liza (and the poor misses Stevenson and Widmer!) encounters at Foster will seem alien as well as absurd.
I'm less enthused about Annie, who is something of a manic pixie to Liza, or about the poor girl/rich girl dynamic between them, or about the prose itself. But, compared to what Garden gets right - the romance, the importance of positive role models and representation, the effects of social class, even - those are fleeting complaints, and the book still holds its own in the queer/lesbian/young adult canon. I just hope sometime in the future, there will be a generation of queer people to whom the reactions to her sexuality Liza (and the poor misses Stevenson and Widmer!) encounters at Foster will seem alien as well as absurd.
nikki_bell's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0