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Ich gebe dir die Sonne by Jandy Nelson

57 reviews

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

There is so much laced into the pages of this beautiful little book—life, love, grief, regret, and what feels like the whole damn world. It made me feel all the feels and I hope it does the same for you. 🥲

Noah and Jude are twins, they’re inseparable. Until they’re not. This is their mesmerizing story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

pitsikakku's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Outing

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

curelucky's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

3.75

That first I found the book very boring and slow, but as the story progressed it became easier and more satisfying to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Sexual content

montina72's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I unexpectedly really loved this so so much. The emotions just pour off of the page. The way the characters are intertwined and the story unfolds to fit it all together is really good. Definitely going into the favourites pile. 

Though I do wish there was more on what Noah was like at 16 and the resolution felt kinda rushed at the end. Was left wanting a little bit more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

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

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

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

dracovulpini's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia and Outing

amazelan's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, and Outing

shoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

I honestly wasn’t sure what I was expecting but this book brought a different king of heartache. Always having been the outsider looking in, being the “weird one” in any type of group this story hit on a different kind of level. 

This story is absolutely beautiful and just written in such a way that you are bound to feel each and every emotion. Each metaphor is used to show the mind of an artist while also conveying the complicated thing that life is. Nothing is simple, everything good can be bad and everything bad can be good. The back and forth of the novel between 16 year-old Jude and 13/14 year-old Noah is so compelling because you can see how both care about each other so much but never have the words to say anything. Don’t know how to fix what went wrong. It’s also interesting as to me 14 is still so young, you are bound to make mistakes and do things you will regret. Whereas with 16 you learn more and are slightly more mature so seeing that in writing is really nice. 

This novel left me both heartbroken and hopefully for what’s to come at the same time. Every character you met you either saw struggling with something or knew they were, but how they dealt with it is what made them who they are. Both Noah and Jude had their own struggles and truths to overcome to get where they needed. Honestly I’m just not over this. It was so beautifully written and I could come up with thousands of my own metaphors and sayings to relate to this book. 

I do like how no matter who's POV we were in you can see hints of the other twin there. You can see where they overlap but also are their own twin.

i do find it poetic that Jude and Noah went from the same soul different person to being their own soul but still the same person by the end. They both had similar dreams but had their own way to get there.

I do like the openness of the ending. It's all okay but also who knows what could happen.

THOUGH as much as I love Oscar I do have an issue with a 16 year old and a 19 year old. Like I ship it but also no. But also who am I to say anything when I'm just a sad little person here 😂

 

Overall I really enjoyed it and it was just a beautiful story about healing and trying to do what's best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Suicide attempt