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Aug 27, 2019 Louis Muñoz rated it it was amazing

As I was reading this wonderful book, it was originally a 4.5 for me. I usually round UP, but in this book's case, I was going to round DOWN, mostly because I was finding "Grandma's Bible" and a few other things a bit cloying. BUT, I was so pleased overall with this book before the end that I decided to go with the 5 stars. Yes, some of the elements are still a little precious, but a book like this needs to be celebrated, not taken down. Thus, Happy Reader, my eventual rating. ENJOY! ...more

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Jun 11, 2014 Kristy Frenken-Francis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, favorites-old, read-in-2014, queer-lit

Jandy Nelson is why I want to be a writer. This book is why I want to be a writer. This prose, this story, these characters... theses are all some of the many, many reasons why I want to be a writer. This book is a masterpiece; a collection of the finest pieces of art complied together in words to make you think and to open your mind and to bring light into your life. I am in awe by the way this novel was written, with its mesmerizing metaphors, precise yet artistic descriptions, and small but i ...more

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Dec 08, 2014 ~Akweley♡Mazarae♥~★☆★oblivion★☆★~I CAN'T BREATHE~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: army-ants-tt3, surprised-myself, wow-i-liked-this, realistic-fiction, relationships, 2015-reading-goal, lgbtq-let-me-love-whomever, written-in-the-stars, read-2015, whats-all-the-hype-for

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I really liked this book. I thought about giving it 5 stars, but I didn't for a couple of reasons:

1.) I needed more Noah. Badly. I liked how she did his pov in the past and Jude's in the present, but Jude's parts were so long it completely overshadowed Noah. True, this was her story, but still. I think there should have been some of his pov's in the present, like when he first realizes Jude is seeing Guillerno, when he reconciles his differences with Brian again, when he got drunk at the top of ...more

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Feb 13, 2015 Fran rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtqia, favourites

WOW. This book was just so amazing. I could hardly put it down. I just love Jandy Nelson's writing so much and I wish she had more books that I could read!

The story in I'll Give You the Sun is told in alternating chapters between Noah and Jude. However, Noah's chapters were written when they were 13-14 and Jude's chapters were written when they were 16; I really liked this method of narration.

Noah and Jude were once inseparable twins. However, by the time they are 16 they are barely speaking. Th ...more

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Jun 25, 2014 ❤♥♔Nia♔♥❤ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lgbtqqia, loved-it, teens, books-i-want-to-somebody-buy, relate-to, beautiful

This books on my (I think quite prestigious :D) Loved it! shelf.

It was so beautifully written! I wanted to cry, but couldn't, and still want to but, can't.

My favorite twin was Noah straight of from the first line "This is how it all begins."
I didn't even know he was a twin yet (I don't necessarily read summaries of books, scared of spoilers) and I loved him throughout the book. When he was confused, when he wasn't, when he hated himself, when he didn't. When he was in pain, wrestling with himsel ...more

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Oct 29, 2015 L Cam rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-lgbtqia-themes, ya-realistic-fiction

This is a generous 4 stars. At first the story of Jude and Noah started off making sense then once if got further in, it seemed to unravel more than make sense. Towards the end the last 100 pages reworked themselves into the story so it made sense. Nelson started off with a clear story, broke it a part and then put it back together. The end made it a 4. This story is unique to itself in a thoughtful way. I think I also liked it because the situation is relatable in a way only twins will understa ...more

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Jan 03, 2016 Katie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourite-heroines, favourites, favourite-heroes

So for some reason, before I bought this book I was labouring under the misapprehension that it was about two twins who fall in love with the same guy. Needless to say, I’ll Give You the Sun turned out to be quite different from what I expected. (In a great way!)

Full review on my blog.

https://katlou303.wordpress.com/2016/... ...more

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