Reviews

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

apes13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-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

4.0

kricketa's review against another edition

3.0

jeremy is one of those invisible nerds who lurks around in the background, quietly lusting after beautiful girls in his class and dreaming of a better life. then he gets the squip- a tiny computer in capsule form that, when swallowed, advises the user on how to become cool. jeremy is able to change his friends, appearance, walk and (most importantly, he thinks) chances of getting a girl's attention. but can a computer really change everything?

this was an entertaining twist on the normal "Be Careful What You Wish For/Perils Of Popularity" storyline. kind of sci-fi lite. it made me laugh, though maybe not as much as vizzini's other books. and on that note, dear mr. vizzini, please write another book soon.

the7thborn's review against another edition

3.0

Be more chill is a cynical heterospective of the highschool experience with sad realism and quirky humor. And i enjoyed it.

toasavt's review against another edition

2.75

tldr relaytabool quirked up white boy mc drops 600$ on techbro prozac to rizz up some theater kid
ez consumable teen boy angst y/a, read in one sitting. this is like my personal equivalent of that one tiktok girl hung up over reading a sappy ice hockey romance book instead of paglia (my paglia here would be like david foster wallace or some shit but thats neither here nor there).
read for some kind of nostalgia factor coz i loved the musical in middle school (jeremy heere laid the foundation for my future preference 4 ambiguously aspie lanklets i fucking realised while reading this). kinda funny to see the creative liberties the musical took ngl, was surprised to see book michael as a wmaf warrior. homeboy dropped too many weezer refs also. what was with the references with this thing? guess its indicative of da times so cant say much. i did love the 00s vibe in general tho so u win some u lose some.
ending sucked ass tho musical did it better.

steamyshoulders's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

bcantread's review against another edition

1.0

Who thought this was a good idea?

onestep524's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

oliwooow's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

3.0

francisopal's review against another edition

3.0

A weird and awesome exploration of a story I was already familiar with. Ned has a unique voice that taps into the core of teenage angst.

destinyyyzz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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 read this book once before in 2021 and loved it but I wanted to have another go so I can annotate. I loved all the characters and the story and since it's marked as juvenile fiction you know exactly what you're getting in. 

Is this for middle schoolers? yes. Am I 17 and about to graduate high school? also yes.