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alyssamg8 's review for:
I'll Give You the Sun
by Jandy Nelson
If I could have everyone in the world read a book - it would be this one.
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[b:I'll Give You the Sun|20820994|I'll Give You the Sun|Jandy Nelson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496659336s/20820994.jpg|11409817] is told in a dual perspective narration that alters between Jude, at age 16, and her twin brother, Noah, at age 13. NoahandJude as narrators are unreliable in the best way. A lot has happened and changed in the three years between narrations, and piecing their story together like a puzzle as it progresses is a game of intrigue for the reader. The shifting perspectives allow for the reader to glean multiple sides of the story and this technique illustrates the complexity of sibling relationships, life, and the way our experiences shape who we are.
As a coming-of-age story, the novel deals with young adult issues surrounding love, loss, family, sexuality, and identity. The characters handle these issues in different ways, as everyone expresses themselves differently, with varied outcomes (no spoilers!). They lead to conflict and character growth, both of which propel the complexity of the novel.
[a:Jandy Nelson|2982266|Jandy Nelson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1429737179p2/2982266.jpg]'s vibrant, beautiful prose jumps off of the page. She writes in stunning lyrical metaphors, such as the way that Noah rates Jude’s eyerolls on the Richter scale. Nelson paints (no pun intended, this novel is riddled with art) the setting vividly. Reading “I’ll Give You The Sun” is a sensory and emotional experience.
"I'll Give You The Sun" leaves my heart and my head in a whirlwind tornado and I'm grateful for it. Worth the read, and the reread, and I know I'm going to pick it up a thousand times more. I might start again from the beginning right now...
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[b:I'll Give You the Sun|20820994|I'll Give You the Sun|Jandy Nelson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496659336s/20820994.jpg|11409817] is told in a dual perspective narration that alters between Jude, at age 16, and her twin brother, Noah, at age 13. NoahandJude as narrators are unreliable in the best way. A lot has happened and changed in the three years between narrations, and piecing their story together like a puzzle as it progresses is a game of intrigue for the reader. The shifting perspectives allow for the reader to glean multiple sides of the story and this technique illustrates the complexity of sibling relationships, life, and the way our experiences shape who we are.
As a coming-of-age story, the novel deals with young adult issues surrounding love, loss, family, sexuality, and identity. The characters handle these issues in different ways, as everyone expresses themselves differently, with varied outcomes (no spoilers!). They lead to conflict and character growth, both of which propel the complexity of the novel.
[a:Jandy Nelson|2982266|Jandy Nelson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1429737179p2/2982266.jpg]'s vibrant, beautiful prose jumps off of the page. She writes in stunning lyrical metaphors, such as the way that Noah rates Jude’s eyerolls on the Richter scale. Nelson paints (no pun intended, this novel is riddled with art) the setting vividly. Reading “I’ll Give You The Sun” is a sensory and emotional experience.
"I'll Give You The Sun" leaves my heart and my head in a whirlwind tornado and I'm grateful for it. Worth the read, and the reread, and I know I'm going to pick it up a thousand times more. I might start again from the beginning right now...