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3.5 stars“Sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me.”This was a really nice and quick read. I enjoyed the characters and the plot was really entertaining. Simon’s narration was funny and I liked his character a lot. I actually related to Leah quite a bit. All the characters have different personalities. In addition all of Simon’s friends and family are so beautiful and are just so supportive of Simon. It was beautifully written and the style is really unique, I like how it changes from Simon’s narration to emails between Blue and Simon within alternating chapters. I really liked the relationship that Blue and Simon had. Although, as a person who has read a lot of bizarre plot twists, I must say, this plot twist I saw it coming almost 1000 miles away. It was definitely a fun, cute and heartwarming read and I would definitely recommend it. On a side note, I really enjoyed this book, but I wasn’t as in love with this book as everyone was.
Simon emails a student from his school who goes by Blue. Throughout the book, Simon is blackmailed by a co-actor (Martin) with screenshots of Simon's emails. Simon (kind of) tries to help Martin get to know Abby.Simon wants to meet Blue IRL, but Blue isn't ready. Martin posts a message to the schools Tumblr about Simon's sexuality and Simon gets hella shit for it. He finds out in a cute way that Bram (quiet nerdy guy who plays soccer and eats lunch with him) is Blue.. Yea. Book.Uhh... I love the book. Can't believe I hadn't read it before. I didn't call as much as I expected I would, so it was rather good there. And... yea
I can’t put into words how magical this book is. I normally can’t stand when women write about gay characters, but this book was perfect.
“People really are like house with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it's a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.”Que monez de libro me ha gustado mucho aunque me ha faltado mas momentos entre Simon y Blue y lo que me ha pasado con este libro que me he tirado todo el libro pensando que Blue era una persona y resultó ser otra y creo que me gustó eso porque asi me sorprendí y ojala más momentos de ellos porque tan monos!! ♥ Y bueno todos sus amigos y todas las referencias que van haciendo a todo A+++
I didn't love this book. I'll try not to give it more negative feedback than it deserves though, because I'm not the target audience for this book. I'm probably not supposed to love it.The story centres around Simon, who has been emailing anonymously with a boy from his school who chooses to call himself Blue. Simon and Blue are both gay, and haven't told anyone. Their emails are a safe space to get to know each other and themselves, before deciding when/how to come out to family and friends. That is, anyway, until Martin, a fellow student and all-around douchebag of the year, logs into Simon's emails, takes screenshots, and threatens to show them to everyone unless Simon helps him hook up with Abby, Simon's friend. You can guess the trajectory of the story, because it's the same plot arc as every romcom that's ever been produced.I had a few major problems with the book.1. Every character is so one-dimensional, I don't believe anything they're feeling. And I don't care. They're all so horribly unlikable. In the same two pages, Simon manages to affirm that everyone's feelings are valid, regardless of the circumstances AND bitch internally that no one else's feelings matter because his problems are Bigger and Worse.2. It reads like it was written by a straight, adult, female (which it was). I'm aware of Albertalli's work with LGBTQ+ youth, but the fact is, the book felt tropey. 3. The author tried really hard to make me like the dickhead who thinks holding personal information over someone's head is an okay thing to do. Let's get one thing straight - Martin is a shit, okay? He's the actual worst. Not only does he first hack into someone's email account, but THEN, having found seriously personal stuff, thinks, "oh, I can use this!"? AND THEN he outs Simon on "the tumblr," with zero regard for how that could affect him , but somehow this is all supposed to be okay because Martin has a gay older brother and therefore is Totally Cool With Gay People. Page 288: "You should know first that I'm not homophobic and I honestly think gay people are awesome or normal or whatever you prefer. So that's all good and everything." *massive eyeroll*With all of that said, this book reads easily (I flew through it in 2 sittings), and has a lot of cute moments. I enjoyed the dynamics present in Simon's family, and there were truly honest and vulnerable moments between Simon and Blue that I appreciated. It's not hard to see why this is such a hit with teenagers. I think it's an important book for them to read, and is a valuable addition to any collection of books for young people.Since I work at a school, I'll include this bit for parents: there are a lot of uses of the word "fuck". Characters discuss sex a few times in very vague terms, and there are two thinly-veiled references to masturbation. Certainly nothing worse than your average 13-year-old hears or says daily.