The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Are there spoilers?
I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.
I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been over 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.
Title - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda By - Becky Albertalli
Publication - April 7, 2015 by Balzer + Bray
Copy - Paperback, 300 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Cotemporary, Romance, LGBTQ
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.
The Rating:
My Review:
For me its much easier to divide reviews in parts. I don't know if it has anything to do with my English or that it just looks cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. Like the way I used to do it last year. But I stopped doing it that way to easily write a quick review and post it. So I'm going to go back to the 2017 version but much smaller. Using 4 questions.
Who is it by?
After reading this book I fell for Becky Albertalli's writing. I related with Simon so much. Like I understood what he was going trough and how much he liked Blue. I like her writing style so much she is amongst my top 5 favorite female YA writers.
What is it about?
This is the story of Simon and how he just wants to be himself. But it is difficult for him to do that because everyone else around him, his friends and family and everyone else, has an image of who he should be. Except its not true to him. He's gay and he feels alone. Then there's a boy named Blue who anonymously reveals himself, on the schools tumblr, as gay.
Why did I read it?
I read this book because I was hearing so much good stuff about the movie and I just couldn't resist convincing my mom to get me a copy of this book to read it and I was glad the convincing was fruitful since it usually isn't.
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Did I like it?
I started this book on February and finished this book on March 3, 2018.
For me its much easier to divide reviews in parts. I don't know if it has anything to do with my English or that it just looks cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. Like the way I used to do it last year. But I stopped doing it that way to easily write a quick review and post it. So I'm going to go back to the 2017 version but much smaller. Using 4 questions.
Who is it by?
After reading this book I fell for Becky Albertalli's writing. I related with Simon so much. Like I understood what he was going trough and how much he liked Blue. I like her writing style so much she is amongst my top 5 favorite female YA writers.
What is it about?
This is the story of Simon and how he just wants to be himself. But it is difficult for him to do that because everyone else around him, his friends and family and everyone else, has an image of who he should be. Except its not true to him. He's gay and he feels alone. Then there's a boy named Blue who anonymously reveals himself, on the schools tumblr, as gay.
Why did I read it?
I read this book because I was hearing so much good stuff about the movie and I just couldn't resist convincing my mom to get me a copy of this book to read it and I was glad the convincing was fruitful since it usually isn't.
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Did I like it?
I loved it.
And I want to say more but I'm supposed to not be writing this and instead should be doing my home work so I have to go before my ride gets here to pick me up. So I cant really tell you just how much I love Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.
PS. I loved it!!!
And I want to say more but I'm supposed to not be writing this and instead should be doing my home work so I have to go before my ride gets here to pick me up. So I cant really tell you just how much I love Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.
PS. I loved it!!!
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