crystal_reading's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely for the older crowd. A very honest feeling look at life.
obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition
3.0
Cute slice of life graphic novel about a Koren-American guy and his friend in the Bay Area. Good art, too.
literatehedgehog's review against another edition
3.0
Akin to Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Catcher in the Rye - the kind of story you should read at a particular point in your life for it to really strike true and meaningful. This graphic novel would serve best in the few years after college, when you're figuring out how far along your path toward "adulthood" you are, looking back at who you were in high school and discovering you're not as far away from that point as you thought.
sacajaguido's review against another edition
This graphic novel reminded me the most of Ghost World by Daniel Clowes because the plot is sort of similar; in this graphic novel the main character, Simon, and his best friend Nancy travel to Simon’s home town to ‘stalk’ a man that has been sending letters of unrequited love to Nancy’s apartment addressed to someone named Sarah. While this plot is what slowly moves the novel along the main focus is more introverted. The characters learn about themselves in during this experience and the lesson that they learn is one that will appeal to a variety of different readers. This novel would be great for high school readers that are interested in graphic novels. The art and panels of this novel are done in a way that allows the reader to flow through this book; also, none of the panels are difficult to understand in their layout, so this novel will work well for those that aren’t use to the genre.
meowsloudlyinyourear's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.75
not bad but not for me. i liked the characters but would've like to see more of their stories,,, this one feels far too short with lots of potential!!
mariahroze's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book 2 years ago for free from the World Book Night U.S. And when I was looking on my self for a book to read I stumbled upon this one. I am a high school special education teacher and was really excited when I saw this book because its a graphic novel. I miss understood that because my only experience with graphic novels are young adult or children books. This is NOT one of those. This is for sure an adult book.
But in other words, this was a fun read and kind of funny. I am now passing it onto my boyfriend so it can become a "couples' read."
But in other words, this was a fun read and kind of funny. I am now passing it onto my boyfriend so it can become a "couples' read."
pustulio's review against another edition
3.0
En realidad le daría dos estrellas y medias, el dibujo es bueno aunque tampoco destaca. La historia aunque comprendí como por donde iba, me pareció muy floja, no es aburrido, pero siempre me quede con las ganas de que algo más iba a suceder y pues nunca fue así.
s_i_h's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
5.0
http://www.unshelved.com/bookclub/2012-1-27#SameDifference
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Another First Second book. This one seems to be a somewhat fictionalized not quite memoir of young adulthood in California. Meh. It was fine. It just doesn't capture a story that resonated with me or captured something that felt all that important. Probably I just missed being the target audience. I found pretty much all the characters uninteresting, though I kind of liked the art. And it was readable.