Reviews

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

mizreads's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

first of all, i loooove seeing bisayan rep !!!! like yes seeing filipinos in media is awesome but when i see characters who aren’t tagalog/manileños my heart grows even bigger <33

this was such a lovely book to read. it really brought me back to my childhood thinking about questions of the universe and karma and fate. and i like that it allows kids to broaden their horizons instead of limiting it to a singular answer immediately. it’s just such a cute book <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

sarahleffel95's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenmangler's review

3.0

I really enjoy how Erin Entrada Kelly writes about friendship and learning to believe in yourself. This was a lovely book.

rachel82's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenn_h's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

izedriftwood's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

asienerbrown's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Lots of snakes in this story

kbethfletch's review against another edition

5.0

A sweet, quick read.

isaacmm43's review

3.0

I don't mean this as shade, but I'm somewhat surprised that this won the Newbery Medal. It was a fun little book, but definitely not as deep or even depressing as some of the other winners are. Still cute. I liked Valencia and Kaori. Virgil was a tiresome main character. 

readsbyjulia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0