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I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

57 reviews

desireeahn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

the beginning of this book is very cliche YA coming of age, but the emotional turbulence of the plot really sneaks up on you. i love how everything came together and the conclusion is super sweet! if you're looking for an artistic worldview, flawed family relationships, obstacles in queer relationships, and fairly simple prose that is still gorgeous in its own way, this is definitely for you :)
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minor/adult relationship (16 and 19)

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

This was really enjoyable. It was harder hitting than I thought it was going to be. I honestly forgot what this was about so it was basically a mystery to me. I loved a lot of the topics discussed like grief and family and coming of age as while as sexuality. I really enjoyed the characters even though they were really quirky. I didn’t really love the writing style and how everything was described like it was to arty for me. Which makes sense why because they are artists but it was too much for me at times. Also I didn’t love the age gap of a 16 year old and a 19 year old. They did discuss it but then they just continued on. 

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anneroza's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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gracedunne's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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daisywilkes's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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jailynn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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


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imaginefishes's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Watching the pieces of the “mystery” fall in place was extremely satisfying! Apart from that, the tone of the book reads as average 2014 YA, which turned me off a little but the interesting overarching plot and well-developed characters made up for it.

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letiross's review against another edition

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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

3.0


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jaibin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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dlrosebyh's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Jude and her twin brother, Noah, were inseparable at first. Noah is always drawing and falling for the fascinating lad next door, while daredevil Jude wears red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. 
 
Years later, they are hardly communicating. Something has occurred to the twins that have changed them in distinct but equally painful ways...but then Jude meets an interesting, seductive boy and a mysterious new tutor. The early years belong to Noah, whereas the latter years go to Jude. But they each only know half of the narrative, and if they can only find their way back to each other, they'll have an opportunity to reshape their world. 
 
I wasn't a great lover of the writing style in this book, but the plot was fantastic anyway. I adore lyrical prose and a decent book with superb writing, but this one didn't do it for me. It felt like I was working too hard to write "perfect" poetic language, and I didn't enjoy it. The multiple POVs were also perplexing for me—the twins were too identical to one other, with the main difference being that one was gay and the other was not. 

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