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I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman

82 reviews

dalek_caan's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I found this book to be enjoyable and a pretty quick read. I found Angel to be a really annoying pov character at first but she grew on me as the story went on. I definitely felt like there was a lot of nuance with the characters overall, which I definitely appreciated. It was also kind of interesting to follow two sides to the same story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment

brontosaurusbb's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder

teslis's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Go read it right now!! <3

Now I've read all the four big books by Alice Oseman and this one is absolutly my favorite one out of them. 

In this book we get to follow Angel who is a big fan of the most popular boyband at the time: "The Arc". She is truly one of my favorite character in this book, along with the whole band. Angel feels like a real person with what she say and do. I can totally see us as friends.

The part I really enjoyed with this book, was that we also get to follow Jimmy who is one of the members in "The Arc". He struggles with allot of anxiety both personally, but also from being in the band. To follow his bandmates thinking and doing was a big highlight of this book. 

I really felt like Angel allot of time while listening to the audiobook. I think we have allot of similarities,  example of that being to have dedicated allot (if not all) of my teenage years to fan-girling over different bands (and fictional characters). Listening to allot of things that she and her friends talked about was something that brought back memories. 

I loved to see the differences of the same thing from the two perspectives. That is truly what I liked the most about this book. Some dual p.o.v. can be messy, and hard to understand, but Oseman know how and when to switch and what to keep and what to not. So to live thru Angel as a fan, but also to see Jimmy's point of view as someone in the spotlight was what I loved. To be reminded of the good parts that allot of famous people experience, but most importantly all the bad things that a fan don't see. 

I would like all people to read this book, I loved it (!!), but especially all the fans of bands and other real and famous people to see what can be going on behind the cameras. It's not all sunshine and rainbows and it's important to understand that.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Stalking

s1x0fh03s's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found the characters very unlikeable for most of it but at the end I loved them. Fun but intense read. They all need therapy. Refreshing take on fame, fandom, and parasocial relationships.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Outing

eslsilver's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

zackarinareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Stalking

Minor: Transphobia

samisversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Medical trauma

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Alice Oseman is one of my favorite authors for so many reasons, but above all, because her books help so many people (me included). I was Born for this is no different. This smart, complex novel discusses themes of fanhood, the public eye, belonging, and anxiety in such a powerful way.
And, can we just take a minute to appreciate the characters? Angel felt like someone crawled into my brain and took out all of my insecurities, hopes, and habits, and created a character from them (if she had a playlist, it would consist of Long Live, mirrorball, and Dorothea). As a huge swiftie and music lover in general, her connection to fan bases struck a chord with me as well. And of course there’s also Jimmy. Jimmy who also felt like a part of me, but a part of me that I’ve learned to manage and live with. He is a character which resonate with many people dealing with anxiety and depression.
Ultimately, for fans of character driven novels with so much heart, I would highly, highly recommend I was Born for this as well as any other Alice Oseman book:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Outing

kirstenf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Classism

starlitpage's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Outing