Reviews with content warning for Biphobia - Imogen, Obviously

Bi people like Gretchen need a reality check that no two queer people have the same experience and you are not the pinnacle of queerness

-from a follow bisexual who is non binary

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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reflective 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

a great story about finding your identity. i liked how the story addressed issues of biphobia and people that will pigeon hole others or seek to gatekeeper identities. i enjoyed the characters and the pacing of the story. a really engaging story from a great author.

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taurusfeelings's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

5.0

Maybe it’s just that I know what being a queer kid looks like, and it looks nothing like me.

Becky Albertalli managed to write a super cute, love-bubbly rom-com while raising concern about the main issues within the queer community. This book deserves 5 stars and more. Gretchen was a mere representation of the black and white thinking we can find anywhere online, and for that I found her character quintessential to Imogen’s growth. I’m glad that Imogen finally found clarity within herself and that she found her community. Her text messages with Tessa were so playful and flirtatious, they had me giggling and kicking my feet all the time!

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therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

So heartfelt, sincere, and genuine!
Instead of having the characters talk about texting each other, we actually get to see the texts between Imogen and Tessa and it’s so fun. It feels like Imogen is a friend and is showing me the texts personally. The texts were so funny and sometimes unintentionally flirty which was cute.
Every time Imogen would question her sexuality was so relatable. I definitely understand why this book is important to the author and now it’s really meaningful for me as well!
The short chapters are perfect! I moved through this book way faster than expected. It seems long but the pace is fast.
Imogen being around Lili’s queer friends at college felt similar to my experiences going to big Pride events for the first time.
I didn’t like Gretchen and her insistence on analyzing coming out announcements and policing people who are possibly closeted or still questioning. She passively agrees with people but then reiterates her own opinion, then doesn’t acknowledge the emotions of others. She dismisses Imogen’s experiences and emotions constantly. I do understand that this could’ve been inspired by Becky Albertalli’s experience with social media discourse.
I actually liked that the book is set in New York State because it’s very familiar to me being that I’m from there. It made the book feel more realistic in my mind.

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funny lighthearted slow-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

3.5

a very cute queer awakening/coming of age story. i found imogene to be adorable and was rooting for her, especially when it came to the conflict with her friend gretchen. man did gretchen make me roll my eyes, we’ve all seen those chronically online takes. at times the book read a bit millennial cringe, but overall i had a good time reading it.

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insanitysmuse's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny fast-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? No

4.5

This book caught me by surprise. I didn't know the story behind the author when I picked it up, I got it because my uncommon name was on the title and my partner's uncommon name was in the description 😅

Very minor spoilers ahead, although the book itself alludes to all this in the synopsis.

It ended up resonating with me a lot for the same reasons the author wrote it. I wasn't intentionally closeted, but I didn't REALIZE I wasn't cishet until I was 40. I always considered myself introspective some of the things Imogen goes through are almost word-for-word things that were going through my head not 8 months ago. It's just... Hard to imagine not knowing something that profound, that core to your identity, for so long, and explaining that to people on top of them maybe not understanding the orientation or identity itself is daunting. Even coming to terms with it yourself, and being OK with the past being the past.

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