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¿Ya soy normal? by Holly Bourne

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sashapasha's review against another edition

4.0

This book hit way too close to home. In fact, it was like a giant sledgehammer hitting me on the forehead with the realization that I have been battling an anxiety disorder my whole life. But personal realizations aside, it was well-written and funny and possible one of the most relatable books I've ever read. It got a bit preachy at times, but the messages about mental illnesses and feminism were important and delivered with skill. Also the characterizations were A+.

ciuli's review against another edition

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3.0

3/5

3/5

CW:anxiety, panic attacks, anxiety attacks, OCD

I liked the story, I understand why it had such high ratings, it portrays very well what it means to live with an anxiety disorder and how people react to it, but the writing style wasn't for me. I think it was because it's a YA that's more oriented towards a younger audience, but it all felt kind of childish. Perhaps, if I had read this book when I was 15/16 I probably wouldn't have even noticed it and just focused on the story, but as I'm way older than that now, I can't really overlook it when rating the book.
I think this book deals very well with themes that are almost always glossed over in YAs, but also in books in general. Teenagers are often represented living the perfect lives where their only worry is which college they will be going to. However, other than that, the rest of the story wasn't really memorable.

It also tried to talk about feminism, but some parts were very redundant. Like, I can appreciate when authors put feminism talks in their books, like mentioning it in a dialogue or stating that something another character is doing is mysogenist and make them reflect on it. But here, we got endless paragraphs about what feminism is, and the history of it, and blah blah blah and I found it quite boring.
And on that note, for people who consider themselves the emblem of feminism, I don't even think they actually understand what being a woman and identifying as a woman means. When they were talking about what makes them women and they go "Having a vagina is what makes us women" I just cringed so badly (like, nails on a board kind of cringe) because, no, nope, that's not it and you can ask every person ever who identifies as female.

1rebeccapearson's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

3.5

m00plays's review against another edition

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5.0

I was hooked to this book, like literally I was late for work on two ocassions because I didn't want to put it down. It has opened my eyes to feminism, I always classed myself as a feminist but didn't realise the extent of it! Since reading this book I've grown and learnt so much!

Thank you Holly Bourne!!!!

ellarav's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

2na1's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

thenightmess's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 ⭐️

BUENÍSIMO - Ojalá fuese obligatorio leer este libro. Ojalá mi yo de 16 años hubiese leído este libro. Doy gracias a mi yo de 22 por haberlo hecho.