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teamlarson's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted more Noah and less Jude. The bible was cute and quirky, but most things were a little corny. Still a sweet story.
morgansoleil38's review against another edition
5.0
This book was one of my favorites. It was exciting and showed the struggles of two teenagers trying to find who they truly are.
caroleolto's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
*4.5
amandanomaly's review against another edition
5.0
Blew. Me. Away. Unlike anything I’ve read. Gorgeous. Spellbinding! Agh, just read it already!
elketjhee's review against another edition
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alonaabu's review against another edition
2.0
I’ll Give You the sun by Jandy Nelson is a heartwarming story centered around family values. The story follows a set of twins. Noah, is the shy, artistic one, while Jude, is the risk taker, outgoing twin. Their whole life they have been as close as can be. Until one day an unfortunate turn of events causes them to split apart. Somehow they must figure out a way to reconcile before their relationship is over for good. While this is a realistic fiction book, it reads magically. Jandy writes this book and characters with a great set of vocabulary while uses lots of imagery. There’s specs and pieces of romance that is beautifully written. Although, this wasn’t my favorite book I still enjoyed the writing style. However, the characters were very annoying to me. I disliked the use of jealousy and the amount of it in this book. The ending to me, felt rushed and it wasn’t all there for me. I recommend this book to people looking for a heartfelt quick read. People who enjoyed books by authors John Green and Jenny Han would love this.
sbeni's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
michelledieu's review against another edition
5.0
The feels. ALL. THE. FEELS. Omg this was such an amazing book. My heart is now whole again.
kaylaowens's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful book. This one was a little heartbreaking in a way. I was able to feel the pain with the characters. I was reminded of my teenage years in a lot of ways. The uncertainty, the first love, etc.
blurrypetals's review against another edition
2.0
Hello and welcome to the part of the show where I completely shit on a fairly well-liked book!
I audiobooked this one and couldn't bring myself to finish it. I have absolutely no desire to continue. Noah's actor was shitty. Jude's actor was really good. What they were reading was insufferable.
I said this in my one and only update but I'll say it again here: this book is like a really really really badly-frosted cupcake; there's a ratio of about 1 pound of icing (the metaphors) to 1 cake (the story, characters, etc...you know, the stuff we CARE about). It's incredibly obnoxious and the pieces of story we're left with isn't worth the time in this reader's opinion.
This is the first book of 2015 I couldn't finish, but I gave it a good college try. This is generally my process with I'm not enjoying:
1. Was this recommended to me by someone I know or by a booktuber or did I hear about it in Entertainment Weekly? If it's booktube or someone I know, I push forth. If it's from Entertainment Weekly, that SOB is dropped.
2. Is this something I enjoy in any capacity? Are there any characters I particularly care about? If yes, I push on.
3. If listening to it, is it pleasant to listen to? If so, I will finish it. If not I will not.
I'm going to weirdly compare this to Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor, which is another book this year that I listened to and had to go through my three question thing with. It was one I also heard about from booktube. I cared about Ziri and Liraz. The narrator was incredibly pleasant. If this hadn't been the case, I would have dropped it. However, with I'll Give You the Sun, this was my process. I heard about it from booktube. I didn't care about anyone in the story after more than just a few hours of listening. The narrators were inconsistent with one another, where Jude's narrator would have one kind of English accent for Oscar, where she had a more city-based, refined accent and then Noah's narrator would have an almost cockney accent for the exact same character. It might be trivial but it was super annoying and pushed my buttons.
That was how most of what I waded through felt like: like my buttons were getting pushed and I was uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons. I should have been bothered by the fact that Jude was raped but instead I was bothered by the prose surrounding her describing the scene. It's distracting and ultimately disappointing because everyone I know of who's read it seems to think this book is the best thing ever.
But it's not. It's really not.
I audiobooked this one and couldn't bring myself to finish it. I have absolutely no desire to continue. Noah's actor was shitty. Jude's actor was really good. What they were reading was insufferable.
I said this in my one and only update but I'll say it again here: this book is like a really really really badly-frosted cupcake; there's a ratio of about 1 pound of icing (the metaphors) to 1 cake (the story, characters, etc...you know, the stuff we CARE about). It's incredibly obnoxious and the pieces of story we're left with isn't worth the time in this reader's opinion.
This is the first book of 2015 I couldn't finish, but I gave it a good college try. This is generally my process with I'm not enjoying:
1. Was this recommended to me by someone I know or by a booktuber or did I hear about it in Entertainment Weekly? If it's booktube or someone I know, I push forth. If it's from Entertainment Weekly, that SOB is dropped.
2. Is this something I enjoy in any capacity? Are there any characters I particularly care about? If yes, I push on.
3. If listening to it, is it pleasant to listen to? If so, I will finish it. If not I will not.
I'm going to weirdly compare this to Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor, which is another book this year that I listened to and had to go through my three question thing with. It was one I also heard about from booktube. I cared about Ziri and Liraz. The narrator was incredibly pleasant. If this hadn't been the case, I would have dropped it. However, with I'll Give You the Sun, this was my process. I heard about it from booktube. I didn't care about anyone in the story after more than just a few hours of listening. The narrators were inconsistent with one another, where Jude's narrator would have one kind of English accent for Oscar, where she had a more city-based, refined accent and then Noah's narrator would have an almost cockney accent for the exact same character. It might be trivial but it was super annoying and pushed my buttons.
That was how most of what I waded through felt like: like my buttons were getting pushed and I was uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons. I should have been bothered by the fact that Jude was raped but instead I was bothered by the prose surrounding her describing the scene. It's distracting and ultimately disappointing because everyone I know of who's read it seems to think this book is the best thing ever.
But it's not. It's really not.