Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

i absolutely loved this book. i kind of already predicted who blue would be somewhere before it got ‘officially announced' but still some clues in the book led me to thinking something else, so it wasn't really that predictable. it was also a book with some important life lessons and i absolutely loved it, i have no words.

Aaaagh, the cuteness of it all! I want to read it all over again.

Utterly charming and so absolutely “teen”, with great and realistic secondary characters.

Oh goodness this book was so AMAZING!!!

I don't know how to put into words. I loved the flow and how it was written. This was cute and cheeky with moments I felt like tearing up and others where I couldn't help but laugh even though my fiancé was sleeping beside me.

Simon is funny and has an interesting take on the world. One of those people you want the best for because he just really deserves it.

My only question is how this kid didn't figure out the identity of his secret admirer.

Edit: 7/6/17. My one line review fascinates me given how much I loved this book, and how it only grows in my appreciation over time.

This book was a great book to get me out of a reading slump i've been in. It was fast paced and easy to read and always kept you guessing.

Like.
I can't even.

This is book is so good! I wish I could have read it when I was 16.
The thing about this book is that you kind of need to be into this young-cool-childoftheinternet culture, basically understand the internet that young teens use. Tumblr, «I can't even», etc. etc. are references used a lot over the book, and someone who doesn't quite get them will swim by some great jokes. Becky Albertalli really portraits the mind of a gay kid, it feels as if your reading a real diary.

It is a great book nonetheless and I recommend it to anyone - especially LGB young kids.

4.5
Can't handle the cuteness!!!

Actual review:
This book was just what I needed: I was REALLY slumpy and I couldn't find a book I was interested in, so I kept reading 20 pages of a book and leaving it and so on. So when the hilarious Simon appeared with all his awkwardness and the HP references I was head over heels with this book.
The great family dinamic it's for me the strong point of this book: I love how this book shows that with even a present family, it still can be hard to tell them about your sexuality. The family traditions were on point and looooved Alice and Nora so much.

But on the other hand, some friends left much to be desired, like Leah, who was practically a bitch during the entire book and I didn't found one freaking reason for her to be Simon's -or anybodys- friend. She didn't have one good quality that made her likable. She was so selfish and such a brat. Felt like she was just there for the purpose of molesting.

Simon felt so real to me: The desicions he made were what I would totally do if I was in his place. I'd totally befriend him right away! He made real desicions and felt real feels. He didn't make always the right desicions, but he made the desicions you can expect from a 17 year old for sure.

Blue: i wasn't expecting to be the guy it was! it didn't blew me away-he was one of the possible candidates- but surprised me a little nonetheless.


The ending was just perfect: it was wrapped in a nice bow, but it was totally believable. I was just swooning all over him and Blue.

More like 4.5 stars, but cute quick fun read. Only criticism is that some of the minor characters are pretty flat, would've liked more about Abby and Simon's sisters. Loved the diversity and the book overall!

good shit, good shit

Original de: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Si gran parte de tu vida la pasas en tumblr como yo, hay una frase que habrás visto circulando mucho para describir personajes o cosas perfectas, demasiado adorables para su propio bien (digo tumblr porque no lo he visto mucho ni en Twitter ni Facebook) y es: cinnamon roll too good too pure for this world.

He leído tantas buenas reseñas sobre este libro, pero así un montón; y ¿qué ocurre cuando me sobrecargan con algo? Tiendo a ignorarlo. Pero había algo que me decía que TENÍA que leer a Simon, ver tantos set de fotos sobre Simon y las oreo creo que me convencieron.

¿Qué tiene el libro que lo hace tan genial cómo el 99% de las opiniones dice? Es un conjunto de excelente narración, una historia extremadamente adorable y personajes maravillosos y diferentes.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda es una historia que por momentos sí, me pareció demasiado positiva, siendo la persona pesimista que soy, durante un segundo me molestaba un poco, pero la narración te sumerge inmediatamente en la historia y me hizo olvidar todo el recelo que pude tener. Estuve vomitando arcoiris en cada párrafo.

¿Qué más puedo decir? Lee el libro, sobre todo si quieres empezar a leer libros LGBT, es perfecto.

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I'm dying

THIS WAS ADORABLE. So cute. SO. CUTE.

So first and foremost, if you're a YA author looking for an example of really spot-on boy POV, I can't recommend Simon Vs. more. I was really really impressed with just how real Simon sounded, both in his head and in the dialogue—and the dialogue from the other characters was written just as perfectly.

So awesome voice aside, Simon Vs. was just a really freaking adorable book. I connected to Simon immediately, it starts in the absolute perfect spot in the plot (another note to YA writer: this is how you start a book), and there were moments that were just so darn cute I was actually giggling and “aww”ing out loud.

I don't often pre-order books from authors I haven't read before, but I made an exception with Simon Vs. and I'm so glad I did. I whipped through the pages quickly because I needed to know if I was right about who Blue was and I was dying to see Simon and Blue's happily-ever-after, and I loved that all of the characters, including the minor ones, were complex, layered and realistic. I really don't have any complaints about this book except, I suppose, that it's a shame I won't be able to read it for the first time again.

If you're looking for a happy, fun m/m YA romance, I couldn't recommend Simon Vs. more. 5/5 stars to this one for sure, and I can't wait to see what Albertalli comes up with next.

I'll try to resist using the word “adorable” in this review, since I see it in so many of the other gushing reviews on Goodreads, but it's a pretty accurate descriptor. Becky Albertalli hits a home run out of the park with her debut novel. She does an amazing job of portraying the process of coming out in a world where gay marriage is legal in the majority of states. While it's not as traumatic and dangerous a process as it once was, declaring oneself as gay is still a big deal to teenagers who are trying to define their identity and their way of relating to the wider world. And it's still a big enough deal that Simon lets himself be blackmailed by a classmate who has discovered his secret emails. I think Albertalli nails this perfectly - Simon knows his parents will be supportive, and most of his friends are cool, but it's still complicated, especially details like which one of his friends he tells first, and he still has to face a few immature a$$holes who have nothing better to do than torment him.

And then there's the romance between Simon and the boy he only knows through email as “Blue.” Sigh. This is where the story becomes truly - there's no other word - adorable. I'm a complete sucker for epistolary romances, and the feelings that develop as Simon and Blue gradually open up more and more to each other through their correspondence are anything but virtual. And when they finally meet in person - well, that's a swoon-worthy, perfectly cinematic moment (and I'm sure Hollywood is already figuring out how to screw up - I mean adapt this novel into a major motion picture).

I read the book in less than 24 hours. Then I skimmed through my favorite parts again. Then I went back and re-read the whole thing again. I wouldn't change one word of it.