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lalaskow's review against another edition
4.0
It seemed a bit predictable but still a very good read.
rivergrana's review against another edition
5.0
I think it’s a great book for the time it was written. Reading this made me think about the young closeted teen I was and I just wanted to hold them, and tell them it would be okay. This is the somewhat cheesy sapphic love story every young queer should read.
kssbooks's review against another edition
5.0
If I had to use just one word to describe this book, it would be, magic.
juushika's review against another edition
4.0
Teenage girls from different schools meet at a museum, and their sudden friendship will blossom into a romance. The summary is nothing special; what matters about Annie on My Mind is that it was a YA novel published in 1982, that it was for many readers--including me!--their first lesbian novel. I'd read other queer books, but mostly of the Last Herald-Mage sympathetic/tragic queer male protagonist variety; this is distinctly about women and about female desire, about sex, about navigating homophobia and building queer communities in the real world. And rereading lives up to that memory: the small school exploration of homophobia is claustrophobically on the money, but the romance, its humanity and miscommunications and desire, and particularly the queer mentorship of adult lesbians and the still-enchanting fantasy of inhabiting their home and family life, remains precious. It's no Patience and Sarah! But it did similar work for teen-me, and I love it for that.
normai's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
jgarces123's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book so much. It was so sweet but real and just important. Made me extremely grateful to live in the time that I do. ❤️
nkkdntn's review against another edition
2.0
Another manic pixie dream girl love storyline. Not exactly the best story telling but it was okay.
poopyfacemcpoopypants's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I’m flabbergasted. What a book! I always take a moment to remember where I came from, who has suffered before me. But Nancy Garden does such a beautiful job at being real about it and hopeful. I hope Nancy is living her best fucking life.
kanncarlson's review against another edition
3.0
A realistic look at an example of what LBGT people young and old may have faced 30 years ago. Garden shows us the dichotomy between someone's great joy at finding love and establishing a more robust sense of self while also feeling as though they are all of a sudden somehow lesser and must hide this new part of themselves in order to remain acceptable to those around them. Although people in the LGBT community certainly continue to deal with these struggles today it is amazing to see just how far the movement for equality has come for the LBGT community in just 30 years. A good, easy read that reminded me to be grateful to live in today's world, to focus on what I know to be true and good and dismiss the rest as ignorance.
jessiespaghetty's review against another edition
2.0
I get that this is a very very early book and one of the first to display a lesbian relationship in a positive light but like it’s just poorly written and the characters are weird and inconsistent and the whole school subplot is very boring (there’s a whole chapter about a student gov meeting that is so dull and not really necessary) and it moves too quickly and yeah idk i wouldn’t recommend it but i do appreciate that it exists simply for the positive message for young gay girls