Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Te daría el mundo by Jandy Nelson, Victoria Simó Perales

6 reviews

zackarinareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring

• 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

 3rd time reading:
I highlighted and annotated it this time and hnnngh it's still so good.

2nd time reading:
I still stand by my point that I don't know what exactly it is about this book that makes it such a fantastic experience to read, but it is so good!

I still adore the storytelling, as this book alternates between the perspectives of the twins Noah and Judeando between different points in time. What sounds confusing actually isn't and it gives the story almost a mystery aspect as the two storylines begin to tie closer and closer together and you begin to understand everything that happened.

I still love Noah so much but I've also grown to like Jude more. Both of them are very complex characters and you feel the constant tension between them.

An absolute recommendation!

1st time reading (German):

Dieses Buch ist definitiv eins der besten Bücher, die ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe.
Ich weiß eigentlich nicht genau, was mich an der Geschichte so gefesselt hat. Ein interessantes Element ist auf jeden Fall, dass Jude in der 17-jährigen Gegenwart erzählt und Noah aus der 13 1/2-jährigen Vergangenheit. Dadurch setzen sich die Hintergründe nach und nach zusammen und man hat außerdem sehr unterschiedliche Erzählperspektiven.

Ich liebe "Noahs" Schreibstil so sehr, obwohl man komplett von sprachlichen Bildern überrannt wird. Aber das ist wahrscheinlich gerade das, was ich so toll fand.

Ich habe erst eine Weile gebraucht um mich mit Jude anzufreunden, da sie am Anfang wirklich unsympathisch rüberkommt, aber das legt sich aber mit der Zeit, da man sie besser kennenlernt.

Ich weiß nicht, was ich noch genau über dieses Buch sagen soll, außer, dass ich es wirklich sehr empfehlen kann. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Abandonment and Blood

tinie_frogie's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

cutepatzie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

I did not expect that I will like so many books about art. And even if it's just this book containing words it was so easy to be able to see how exactly the art mentioned in the book will look like. The story is great, maybe a bit so much happens in one go like in the books but still it was an amazing story about finding yourself again and finally facing who you want to be and accepting that maybe not everyone will like who you are but the right people will always love you for an exactly imperfect version of yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

fujo_cat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

AAA this made me so emotional <3 I really like the kind of book that makes me reflect on the way I live life :') the only thing that made me a bit annoyed was how annoying Jude was for a bit in the middle of the story lol other than that, it was lovely!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Outing, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

nenya'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I read this book to come out of a reading slump and oh boi, did it help. I think I knew what I was getting into when I started it - turns out I was wrong, luckily I guess. It seems like a love story at first and it is, but not how you‘d imagine it to be. While the romantic relationships play an important part for the plot and are very well done but actually it is about the love between twins who lose and find each other several times over the years. It’s got some great life lessons, inspirations and is generally a very well rounded , enjoyable story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

jil_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Great great book! I loved how the writer used difference perspectives. The storyline and the happenings are slowly coming together but by bit. Like little puzzle pieces connected all in the end. The characters are incredibly written. As well as the plot itself! I really like Jandy Nelson’s works! Though, for non native English speakers who just started reading in a different language, like me, it can be difficult to follow it. I’d recommend getting a pencil and write notes in the book or on a separate paper. All with all,  good book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use