Janna's comments (member since Jun 12, 2008)

Janna's comments from the YA Book Club group.

I'm partial to her earlier books, probably because I was more in the target age range when I read them. But I also think they were more interesting and different, whereas anything after her first four books is formulaic. Don't get me wrong, I like the formula she uses, but it's just not as creative. So other than her first four (That Summer, Someone Like You, Keeping the Moon, and Dreamland), I think my favorite is The Truth About Forever. My least favorite is Lock and Key.

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I just watched the movie and wow they changed most of the ending! Plus they made it into a drama whereas I thought of the book as being primarily funny with some angst at the end.

I loved the beginning of this book, but after Simon kissed Cassandra, she started to annoy me. Before all that, she was a smart and funny voice, really delightful to read. But then she becomes just some irrational, overly emotional girl who thinks she's in love with a man she used to fear after getting her first kiss from him. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I found it all rather unbelievable that this girl who is so reasonable would become so unreasonable over Simon, becoming a raging hormonal mess. Still, I'll admit that I was afraid it would end with her and Simon getting married, and that didn't happen, so I'm glad for that. And other than that, I did really like the book.

Has anyone seen the movie? I saw it years ago and I remember liking it, but honestly couldn't remember anything that happened in it. So I'm going to watch the movie again soon to see how it compares with the book.

I saw the movie a few years ago... I remember liking it, but not much more than that. I'd like to read the book now!