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What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

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ameost's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

1.75

Hat versucht woke zu sein auf eine super nervige, performative Art. Der arme bre wurde ge "she's all that"ed. Kit war fies zu ihren Freundinnen und hat die ganze Zeit komische misogyne Kommentare gemacht. Hätte gut sein können, wars aber nicht. Umsetzung echt kacke.

keri_swizzle123's review

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emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.5

bookworm_rn's review

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4.0

Kit, a semi popular girl at school, and David, a kid with Asperger’s, become friends after her dad dies in a car accident. A little bit of heartbreak at the way David is treated at school and a twist I really didn’t see coming. A solid, quick YA read.

amandanomaly's review

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5.0

Upon reading the back cover and inner flap for this book, I didn't have very high hopes, but I was desperate for something to read while I waited for the book I really wanted to read to arrive at the library. Boy, was I wonderfully surprised! This book beautifully conveys that uniqueness is something to be treasured, not homogenized; that we all have problems we are sorting through and coping with from day to day; and that forgiveness is valuable when given to others but especially when given to yourself.

A beautiful, beautiful read. #teamdavid all the way!

blurrypetals's review

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3.0

I was ready to fall in love with this book (as well as the rest of Julie Buxbaum's bibliography) after reading and falling head over heels for Tell Me Three Things about a week ago, but this really didn't live up to the quality of that book.

This book just felt off to me and I can't quite put my finger on exactly why. I do know part of my discomfort can be attributed to the narrators. Kirby Heyborne is one of the narrators for this and, even though I've listened to him read at least a dozen other books, the performance that came to mind was the latest one: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, which seriously bothered me and has continued to bother and upset me ever since I read it. So, the fact that Kirby Heyborne read this and the other narrator, Abigail Revasch, also uncannily reminded me of the gal who co-narrated All the Bright Places, Ariadne Meyers.

So that kind of freaked me out right off the bat. I also had a rough time connecting to Kit and David. They felt like paper cutouts, not fully fleshed out characters, so this was all-around pretty disappointing. I do think this book is way better than All the Bright Places and actually has something good to say about people whose minds work differently than others', but it didn't even begin to scratch the surface of the heights Tell Me Three Things was able to soar to.