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drizzleandhurricanebooks's review against another edition
5.0
That book should just be called: MY FEELINGS ARE EVERYWHERE. This book was so emotional, I felt like crying every two pages. Then laughing. Then had a smile on my face. Then I felt nostalgic. Then, just, all the feels. After I'll Give You The Sun, another of Jandy Nelson's book is making his way up on my favorites' shelf. I can't process much more right now. Just, MY EMOTIONS.
Full review coming soon on Drizzle & Hurricane Books
Full review coming soon on Drizzle & Hurricane Books
berton's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
ootess's review against another edition
5.0
This book has given me so many feelingssss.
It made me laugh, feel incredibly sad, happy, shocked, in love.
Honestly I loved all the characters and I felt really connected to them, they were fleshed out so well.
The writing is beautiful, it's gentle at times, jarring at times, funny at times, devastating at times, honestly I can't get over how many emotions I felt whilst reading this.
Dear future Tess: re-read this book & annotate it next time. (And feel all these beautiful feelings again)
It made me laugh, feel incredibly sad, happy, shocked, in love.
Honestly I loved all the characters and I felt really connected to them, they were fleshed out so well.
The writing is beautiful, it's gentle at times, jarring at times, funny at times, devastating at times, honestly I can't get over how many emotions I felt whilst reading this.
Dear future Tess: re-read this book & annotate it next time. (And feel all these beautiful feelings again)
rosiefpb's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable. About grief and falling in love and juggling the two. It was moving but made me laugh too. I loved the little family.
ladyreading365's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
infinite_kay's review against another edition
3.0
When The Sky is Everywhere first came out, I couldn’t spend a day without reading a raving review of it on the internet. It seemed that both old and young readers of YA literature found it to be an excellent novel, and as always, this made me a bit hesitant. Emotional topics like grief and death are difficult to achieve, but even more, they are such personal events that it makes it really difficult to translate it in words that will reach most readers.
Luckily, I found that the book mostly achieved that. I wouldn’t say it moved me like it moved other readers, but I did appreciate how Nelson presented Lennie’s grief. It felt real, in that it struck her at all times of the day or night, sometimes in the little things. Lennie wasn’t someone I could exactly relate to in terms of personality, but I understood her and understood what she was going through (as much as I could without having lived through the same things).
An interesting aspect of the novel was Lennie’s family. Their mother having abandoned them at a young age, Lennie and Bailey had a particular bound, I thought. The girls were raised by their grandmother, a lovely lady that really brightened the novel for me. She had a bit of craziness in her, but in a good way, a strong presence that was definitely needed in Lennie’s life.
I did find that the young characters were a bit intense at times, either in their emotions or in the way they lived these passions. It’s hard to explain, but I felt I would have related to this intensity a lot more when I was a teen, because then I felt that everything was a bigger deal than it really was, you know? So there was a bit of that in the novel, which made me disconnect at times, but I guess it could be explained, in Lennie’s case, by the trauma she has been through.
In the end though, I do think The Sky is Everywhere is a great pick for readers of YA fiction, and I can see why so many fell in love with it. Nelson’s writing is simply beautiful, and I could have read a couple more hundred pages of her delicious prose. I know I’m looking forward to reading more from her, hopefully soon! (3.5 stars on my personal rating scale :) )
Luckily, I found that the book mostly achieved that. I wouldn’t say it moved me like it moved other readers, but I did appreciate how Nelson presented Lennie’s grief. It felt real, in that it struck her at all times of the day or night, sometimes in the little things. Lennie wasn’t someone I could exactly relate to in terms of personality, but I understood her and understood what she was going through (as much as I could without having lived through the same things).
An interesting aspect of the novel was Lennie’s family. Their mother having abandoned them at a young age, Lennie and Bailey had a particular bound, I thought. The girls were raised by their grandmother, a lovely lady that really brightened the novel for me. She had a bit of craziness in her, but in a good way, a strong presence that was definitely needed in Lennie’s life.
I did find that the young characters were a bit intense at times, either in their emotions or in the way they lived these passions. It’s hard to explain, but I felt I would have related to this intensity a lot more when I was a teen, because then I felt that everything was a bigger deal than it really was, you know? So there was a bit of that in the novel, which made me disconnect at times, but I guess it could be explained, in Lennie’s case, by the trauma she has been through.
In the end though, I do think The Sky is Everywhere is a great pick for readers of YA fiction, and I can see why so many fell in love with it. Nelson’s writing is simply beautiful, and I could have read a couple more hundred pages of her delicious prose. I know I’m looking forward to reading more from her, hopefully soon! (3.5 stars on my personal rating scale :) )
kylajfountain's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. Not a huge fan of the letters being strewn about, but it does make sense so I can't complain too much.
4.5/5
4.5/5
esthersweet08's review against another edition
4.0
Es una historia muy emotiva y mona, que me ha gustado mucho, pero el único punto negativo es cómo escribe la autora, se hace muy pesado a veces.
brendaguilarb's review against another edition
4.0
3.8
La historia me gusto mucho y aunque es una historia triste al mismo tiempo la sentia como una historia llena de luz, creo que fue algo distinto a lo que leo comunmente pero me gusto.
La historia me gusto mucho y aunque es una historia triste al mismo tiempo la sentia como una historia llena de luz, creo que fue algo distinto a lo que leo comunmente pero me gusto.