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A review by elderlyemo
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
2.0
This author is fast becoming my most read author of the year and up until this Heartstopper novella, I don't think I've given anything they've written less than four stars. However, this one was a just a little meh for me.
I found Charlie, a character I usually really love and empathise with, overbearing in his neurosis about Nick going to university, which really isn't that big of a deal. Their relationship has always been built in these stories around their ability to talk to each other about things that they struggle to communicate to other people, so the entire novella being about Charlie hating Nick for going to university whilst simultaneously hating himself for hating Nick was just - exhausting.
It's a quick read and the art as always is beautiful, but this novella just didn't feel right.
I found Charlie, a character I usually really love and empathise with, overbearing in his neurosis about Nick going to university, which really isn't that big of a deal. Their relationship has always been built in these stories around their ability to talk to each other about things that they struggle to communicate to other people, so the entire novella being about Charlie hating Nick for going to university whilst simultaneously hating himself for hating Nick was just - exhausting.
It's a quick read and the art as always is beautiful, but this novella just didn't feel right.