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The Upside of Unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
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I am in love with this book! I wasn't expecting to connect with Molly so much. There was an authenticity to Molly's narration that reminded me very much of how I felt and acted as a socially awkward teenager, and I think that many readers will be able to relate to the characters. Molly is chubby and has many insecurities. She grew a lot in this novel, and I found myself actually squealing and cheering for her throughout the book.
The representation in this book is fantastic! Molly has two lesbian moms who have been together for a very long time and are happy. Cassie's new girlfriend is Korean-American and pansexual, and there are also African-American and Jewish characters. All are represented in a very positive, welcoming light.
Becky Albertalli has a gift for describing emotions authentically and in a way that captures readers. Her writing is laugh-out-loud hilarious, relatable, and fun. The narrator, Arielle DeLisle, did an excellent job narrating this book. She captured the characters perfectly.
Please, please, go read this book now!
“I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. You have to have a crush on the exact right person at the exact right moment. And they have to like you back. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. It’s almost unfathomable that it happens as often as it does.”
“Because I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.”
“There’s just something terrifying about admitting you like someone. In a way, it’s actually easier when there’s no chance of anything happening. But there’s this threshold where things suddenly become possible. And then your cards are on the table. And there you are, wanting, right out in the open.”
“Even if he likes me, I’m not sure he’d like me naked. I hate that I’m even thinking that. I hate hating my body. Actually, I don’t even hate my body. I just worry everyone else might. Because chubby girls don’t get boyfriends, and they definitely don’t have sex. Not in movies—not really—unless it’s supposed to be a joke. And I don’t want to be a joke.”
“So, maybe I should let my heart break, just to prove that my heart can take it.”
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES: “I'm on the toilet at the 9:30 Club and I'm wondering how mermaids pee.”
I am in love with this book! I wasn't expecting to connect with Molly so much. There was an authenticity to Molly's narration that reminded me very much of how I felt and acted as a socially awkward teenager, and I think that many readers will be able to relate to the characters. Molly is chubby and has many insecurities. She grew a lot in this novel, and I found myself actually squealing and cheering for her throughout the book.
The representation in this book is fantastic! Molly has two lesbian moms who have been together for a very long time and are happy. Cassie's new girlfriend is Korean-American and pansexual, and there are also African-American and Jewish characters. All are represented in a very positive, welcoming light.
Becky Albertalli has a gift for describing emotions authentically and in a way that captures readers. Her writing is laugh-out-loud hilarious, relatable, and fun. The narrator, Arielle DeLisle, did an excellent job narrating this book. She captured the characters perfectly.
Please, please, go read this book now!
“I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. You have to have a crush on the exact right person at the exact right moment. And they have to like you back. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. It’s almost unfathomable that it happens as often as it does.”
“Because I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.”
“There’s just something terrifying about admitting you like someone. In a way, it’s actually easier when there’s no chance of anything happening. But there’s this threshold where things suddenly become possible. And then your cards are on the table. And there you are, wanting, right out in the open.”
“Even if he likes me, I’m not sure he’d like me naked. I hate that I’m even thinking that. I hate hating my body. Actually, I don’t even hate my body. I just worry everyone else might. Because chubby girls don’t get boyfriends, and they definitely don’t have sex. Not in movies—not really—unless it’s supposed to be a joke. And I don’t want to be a joke.”
“So, maybe I should let my heart break, just to prove that my heart can take it.”
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES: “I'm on the toilet at the 9:30 Club and I'm wondering how mermaids pee.”