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megsbookishtwins's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really good read. The pacing was a little slow for me sometimes, and the writing style was a bit too purple prose for my taste. However, I adored the characters, especially Jude - she made me laugh. I loved Noah and Jude's relationship, I felt like Jandy Nelson really captured that essence and feelings of being twins. I also really loved the romance. Definitely recommend.
audreyxwg's review against another edition
5.0
oh LOVE very beautiful. immediately after i finishing i wished i could read it again for the first time.
lindadekker's review against another edition
5.0
Heerlijke schrijfstijl. Alles wordt heel grafisch en gevoelsmatig beschreven. Ik herken mezelf daar in. Dit is ook waarom ik het 5 sterren gegeven heb. 4,5 was beter geweest want het verhaal is aardig voorspelbaar. Er gebeuren geen gekke dingen maar dat maakt het verhaal wel realistisch.
Het is de schrijfstijl die mij in het boek zoog.
Ik heb vaak met een glimlach op mijn gezicht gelezen en momenten me net zo treurig gevoeld als de tweeling. Veel herkenbare situaties en gedachten worden beschreven zoals ik ze in mijn puberteit beleefd heb.
Het is de schrijfstijl die mij in het boek zoog.
Ik heb vaak met een glimlach op mijn gezicht gelezen en momenten me net zo treurig gevoeld als de tweeling. Veel herkenbare situaties en gedachten worden beschreven zoals ik ze in mijn puberteit beleefd heb.
pilgrimgossip's review against another edition
4.0
YA is so much better than it was when i was a YA
I don't have a lot to say, because I'm being lazy today, not because they're isn't so much to talk about with this book. It's just a great story. I 'm jealous of this authors talent, especially the way she writes as Noah. It's inspiring.
My only complaint (spoiler coming up if you haven't read the book yet you best stop reading this review) is that i really really wish we could have gotten to read first hand the moment Brian and noah reunited. It happened off camera so to speak, but i needed more than that. I took away a whole star just for that reason.
As good as this book is, it's the Noah and brain story that kept me turning the pages and i felt cheated that i didn't get more. Much more. I'm getting kind of angry now thinking about it. It's still a good book though.
I don't have a lot to say, because I'm being lazy today, not because they're isn't so much to talk about with this book. It's just a great story. I 'm jealous of this authors talent, especially the way she writes as Noah. It's inspiring.
My only complaint (spoiler coming up if you haven't read the book yet you best stop reading this review) is that i really really wish we could have gotten to read first hand the moment Brian and noah reunited. It happened off camera so to speak, but i needed more than that. I took away a whole star just for that reason.
As good as this book is, it's the Noah and brain story that kept me turning the pages and i felt cheated that i didn't get more. Much more. I'm getting kind of angry now thinking about it. It's still a good book though.
folkloregirly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
4.0
sidekicka7x's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best books I have read this year! . It's fantastic. So frickin brilliant! It's beautiful and sad and amazing.
meghaha's review against another edition
3.0
Strong points:
Books starts of strong with aliveness of characters/prose; kept me reading (I finished it cover to cover within 2 days); nice depictions of what it's like to sculpt, draw from life, and be in love with and invigorated by art. And I liked the Noah/Brian relationship a lot; it was in turns cute and heartbreaking.
Weak points:
The book seemed to unravel midway through; all conflicts between characters were resolved quickly and abnormally neatly towards the end; heavily metaphorical prose was at times nonsensical; Jude and Oscar are the typical cliche and boring YA romance; 'quirkiness' of Jude + Grandma irritated rather than charmed me.
Food for thought:
*One of the things I can't forgive in a book is when dual/multiple 1st person POVs are not differentiated enough in voice. Somehow though, the similarity in voice between Jude/Noah didn't bother me here, since it fit in with the twin dynamic and one-soul-between-them themes. So my takeaway from this is, if you absolutely must write dual/multiple 1st person POVs in a book, but are not capable of subsuming/altering your voice adequately when you switch narrators, twins or close siblings are the one excuse for narrators with overly similar voices.
*I also really like how the characters hurt each other deeply because they acted on surges of grief and jealously, and how their resulting guilt nestled down deep inside them, changing them and their conceptions of themselves as people. I didn't dislike them for their sudden impulses of cruelty towards each other, because there were reasons for their actions and Nelson described the lead-up to these acts so well that I really felt it was realistic. It seemed truthful to the type of harm we do to each other (in this case, within families + friends) and which we come to regret so much that it marks our image of ourselves for a long time.
Books starts of strong with aliveness of characters/prose; kept me reading (I finished it cover to cover within 2 days); nice depictions of what it's like to sculpt, draw from life, and be in love with and invigorated by art. And I liked the Noah/Brian relationship a lot; it was in turns cute and heartbreaking.
Weak points:
The book seemed to unravel midway through; all conflicts between characters were resolved quickly and abnormally neatly towards the end; heavily metaphorical prose was at times nonsensical; Jude and Oscar are the typical cliche and boring YA romance; 'quirkiness' of Jude + Grandma irritated rather than charmed me.
Food for thought:
*One of the things I can't forgive in a book is when dual/multiple 1st person POVs are not differentiated enough in voice. Somehow though, the similarity in voice between Jude/Noah didn't bother me here, since it fit in with the twin dynamic and one-soul-between-them themes. So my takeaway from this is, if you absolutely must write dual/multiple 1st person POVs in a book, but are not capable of subsuming/altering your voice adequately when you switch narrators, twins or close siblings are the one excuse for narrators with overly similar voices.
*I also really like how the characters hurt each other deeply because they acted on surges of grief and jealously, and how their resulting guilt nestled down deep inside them, changing them and their conceptions of themselves as people. I didn't dislike them for their sudden impulses of cruelty towards each other, because there were reasons for their actions and Nelson described the lead-up to these acts so well that I really felt it was realistic. It seemed truthful to the type of harm we do to each other (in this case, within families + friends) and which we come to regret so much that it marks our image of ourselves for a long time.
olifiorella's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
the only book i’ve read multiple times and still cry at. will be getting a tattoo for this book
abbyboltax's review against another edition
5.0
When this book first came out, I was 14 years old and this book instantly became my favourite book I'd ever read. It's now 10 years later and I recently reread it and I have to say, it still is. Few books have ever made me feel the way this book makes me feel. Everything about this book is just perfection.