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kyrasws11's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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
maimona's review against another edition
4.0
It is one of the books that I learned a lot while reading it. It made me feel like an ignorant person (thought the events took place in the 80s, not in these days!)
I found myself comparing my feelings while reading it to "Felix ever after"- in that one, I felt the pain that Felix felt but here, though I did feel bad for Michael, the way the book was written didn't give me a lot of space to relate or get the emotions of the MC and that was disappointing!
The book is not a happy book it is more of a real kind of thing, and actually, I like this! it is unique and one will definitely remember it!
I found myself comparing my feelings while reading it to "Felix ever after"- in that one, I felt the pain that Felix felt but here, though I did feel bad for Michael, the way the book was written didn't give me a lot of space to relate or get the emotions of the MC and that was disappointing!
The book is not a happy book it is more of a real kind of thing, and actually, I like this! it is unique and one will definitely remember it!
kasperrr's review against another edition
2.0
It was okay. The story was boring at times and i felt like it was repeating itself. But the characters were great and deep. Also the topic of the story was important and some people might find Michael's story relatable. And younger people can learn, how hard it was being gay back in the day.
arieanstar's review against another edition
4.0
*Thank you to NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Fire and Helene Dunbar for sending me an eARC of 'We are Lost and Found' for review.*
This was an amazing story about navigating life through the AIDS outbreak while being part of the LGBTQ+ community. It was fascinating to see the execution of such a delicate topic and to see how the characters tackled the struggle of being outcasted by society. There was also a hint of self-discovery as our main characters decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives and who they want to be.
This was an amazing story about navigating life through the AIDS outbreak while being part of the LGBTQ+ community. It was fascinating to see the execution of such a delicate topic and to see how the characters tackled the struggle of being outcasted by society. There was also a hint of self-discovery as our main characters decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives and who they want to be.
pixiepages's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good story about three friends discovering themselves in the 1980s. Where each one has to deal with different family matters at home. The main one being gay and not accepted by there father. This book was a little all over the place at times it was hard to keep up. There was always so much happening especially since it was a short timeline. It was a good book, just not amazing.
jessica_the_impressica's review against another edition
3.0
The book was wonderful and very insightful into an epidemic that had serious effects on the lives of so many people, even in its early stages.
3/5 stars
1/5 spice (kissing and mentions of sex, no explicit detail)
“We Are Lost And Found” by Helene Dunbar was a quick read. The story was great, following 16 year old Michael as he finds who is in 1983 during the HIV/AIDS crisis.
As expected, because what books don’t have at least a couple, there were a few noticeable typos. Easy to read over and still understand the point of what is being said. However, dialog does not include quotation marks, so it can be difficult to differentiate the difference between the words being verbalized and the actions being described. Something to get used to.
The formatting can get a little confusing. Each chapter is separated by the months as Michael’s life continues to move on, which is easy enough to see. However, days and events are separated by a simple gap, regardless of how far apart the days or events are. Sometimes it gets confusing: there is a gap, but there is no new event, just a continuation from the previous paragraph, possibly separated only by a couple hours. Meanwhile, a good amount of these gaps in the text indicate a time jump of at least a day, sometimes many days. It is simply inconsistent. Although is is easy to figure it out just by reading, it is still a bit confusing, nonetheless.
I also particularly noticed the word “anyhow” being used quite frequently, often being used out of context. The point of the sentence could be understood without the unnecessary use of the word.
My last complaint is that this book with a gay male protagonist was written by a straight woman. Although it appears as though she did plenty of research in making this story as accurate as possible to get the idea across, it still doesn’t excuse the fact that she is not a gay 16 year old boy in high school.
With all this pointed out, I would otherwise recommend this book to anyone, especially those interested in learning about the HIV/AIDS crisis at its beginning in the eyes of a 16 year boy try to find who he is.
3/5 stars
1/5 spice (kissing and mentions of sex, no explicit detail)
“We Are Lost And Found” by Helene Dunbar was a quick read. The story was great, following 16 year old Michael as he finds who is in 1983 during the HIV/AIDS crisis.
As expected, because what books don’t have at least a couple, there were a few noticeable typos. Easy to read over and still understand the point of what is being said. However, dialog does not include quotation marks, so it can be difficult to differentiate the difference between the words being verbalized and the actions being described. Something to get used to.
The formatting can get a little confusing. Each chapter is separated by the months as Michael’s life continues to move on, which is easy enough to see. However, days and events are separated by a simple gap, regardless of how far apart the days or events are. Sometimes it gets confusing: there is a gap, but there is no new event, just a continuation from the previous paragraph, possibly separated only by a couple hours. Meanwhile, a good amount of these gaps in the text indicate a time jump of at least a day, sometimes many days. It is simply inconsistent. Although is is easy to figure it out just by reading, it is still a bit confusing, nonetheless.
I also particularly noticed the word “anyhow” being used quite frequently, often being used out of context. The point of the sentence could be understood without the unnecessary use of the word.
My last complaint is that this book with a gay male protagonist was written by a straight woman. Although it appears as though she did plenty of research in making this story as accurate as possible to get the idea across, it still doesn’t excuse the fact that she is not a gay 16 year old boy in high school.
With all this pointed out, I would otherwise recommend this book to anyone, especially those interested in learning about the HIV/AIDS crisis at its beginning in the eyes of a 16 year boy try to find who he is.
starrywatercolorist's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
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
5.0
caitiemylady's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one, this is a time in gay history that I wasn't previously educated on, even in fiction. But I liked this one, the reoccurring topic of fear and wahy we have and how truly complicated it was. My favourite quote from this book was
"Being afraid of some enemy you can't see, regardless of how big or deadly, is one thing. Starting to recognize the people lying dead on the battlefield is something else entirely."
"Being afraid of some enemy you can't see, regardless of how big or deadly, is one thing. Starting to recognize the people lying dead on the battlefield is something else entirely."