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A review by insanitysmuse
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying