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"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite"
I love that quote.
High School freshman Charlie is shy, socially awkward, introverted despite being intelligent beyond his years. Charlie is a wallflower, who watch life pass him by without knowing whether he wants to be a part of it, or if he wants to run from it. Throughout the novel, he goes into unknown territories; first dates, mixtapes, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. But he can't stand on the dancefloor forever, and through this lovely coming-of-age story he is soon center stage
I want to get one thing straight: this is a very simply written and small story. The modesty of it is endearing and it does not promise to be something it is not. It's a very general book and I think readers of different ages will be left with something different, as I think it demands quite a bit of reading between the lines. I don't want to reveal the structure of it, because it was one of the pleasant surprises I encountered, but I recommend everyone to give it a try, and patience is key. The problem with this novel, for me, is that it doesn't IMPRESS. It's good. It's sweet. It's pleasant. But it's not impressive.
It's a feel-good novel (in MY opinion) and it had me laughing (probably at the wrong this, because I do that), "awwww"-ing and sighing throughout the entire read and I'm left with those memories and some great new music to my iPod!
I love that quote.
High School freshman Charlie is shy, socially awkward, introverted despite being intelligent beyond his years. Charlie is a wallflower, who watch life pass him by without knowing whether he wants to be a part of it, or if he wants to run from it. Throughout the novel, he goes into unknown territories; first dates, mixtapes, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. But he can't stand on the dancefloor forever, and through this lovely coming-of-age story he is soon center stage
I want to get one thing straight: this is a very simply written and small story. The modesty of it is endearing and it does not promise to be something it is not. It's a very general book and I think readers of different ages will be left with something different, as I think it demands quite a bit of reading between the lines. I don't want to reveal the structure of it, because it was one of the pleasant surprises I encountered, but I recommend everyone to give it a try, and patience is key. The problem with this novel, for me, is that it doesn't IMPRESS. It's good. It's sweet. It's pleasant. But it's not impressive.
It's a feel-good novel (in MY opinion) and it had me laughing (probably at the wrong this, because I do that), "awwww"-ing and sighing throughout the entire read and I'm left with those memories and some great new music to my iPod!
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
This was actually alot funnier than I expected. I had listenened to the radio show where he talked about some of the events from the book and honestly, it's definitely better with his delivery. I thought reading it wouldn't be as good, but because his comedic style is very clear throughout the stories, I didn't have any problems reading it in his voice.
I kind of want to recommend this book to those of you who have never seen or heard his comedy just because once you find yourself in a YouTube wormhole of James Acaster comedy appearances, many of the stories in the book won't be new to you. There are plenty of other stories that are great (I mean they gave me heart palpitations- this guy is the worst decision maker ever) but the big finale was a bit of a letdown just because I'd heard it before... so really, it's should be a 5-star but the ending was a bit anti-climactic so I ended up giving it a 4.
I kind of want to recommend this book to those of you who have never seen or heard his comedy just because once you find yourself in a YouTube wormhole of James Acaster comedy appearances, many of the stories in the book won't be new to you. There are plenty of other stories that are great (I mean they gave me heart palpitations- this guy is the worst decision maker ever) but the big finale was a bit of a letdown just because I'd heard it before... so really, it's should be a 5-star but the ending was a bit anti-climactic so I ended up giving it a 4.
There's a place in this book where the author insinuates that you can only lose your virginity (which is not a real thing anyway) with a person of the opposite sex.
I don't know if that part was just rushed, but just wanted to point that out because I don't agree with that. Adichie has had lgbtqia+ portrayals in her works, and so I think it was meant to be a question of how women are suppose to stay virgins to be "good" and men are supposed to get around to be "cool" if homophilia is wrong?
I don't know if that part was just rushed, but just wanted to point that out because I don't agree with that. Adichie has had lgbtqia+ portrayals in her works, and so I think it was meant to be a question of how women are suppose to stay virgins to be "good" and men are supposed to get around to be "cool" if homophilia is wrong?