siarune reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Bursting with emotions
5 stars
Amazing book, would recommend to anyone and everyone.
Paperback, 432 pages
English language
Published May 7, 2015 by Walker Books.
I'll Give You the Sun
by Jandy Nelson
4 stars
(18 reviews)
A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell
Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a …
A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell
Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.
This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once.
(Goodreads.com)
govmarley reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I adored this book! I've had it on my shelf to read for several years and finally got around to reading it. So glad I did.
It's young adult, but it isn't. It deals with complicated issues and while the two main characters are teenagers, everything happening around them is drama. Adult drama. We have some heavy themes here with Jude and Noah. Death. Discovering your sexuality. Addiction. Infidelity. Ghosts. And wrestling with your own demons. You have peer pressure, teen angst, and whole host of bad decisions.
I can't say enough about how much I liked this book. Give it a read. Can't wait to hear what you think. 4.5 stars. If I keep thinking about it, I might bump it up to a rare 5 star read.
Gossamerchild reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Omg, this book. Just...READ IT! All the feels. ALL...THE...FEELS.
Jandy Nelson, you are pretty much the only reason I still read contemporary teen fiction. I wish I had had you 20 years ago. Thank you!
Shawn Towner reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A good book about young love. A great book about family and art. As the narrative alternates back and forth between the perspectives of twins Noah and Jude, I found myself often getting bored with the Noah sections, probably because those sections were heavier into the young love, which is an aspect of YA lit I'm not as interested in (because I don't have feelings and never was young and in love). The Jude sections do a much better job of balancing the passions of young love with the devotion to family (both living and dead) and the need to produce art that reflects that passion and devotion.
Ell reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on Goodreads
5 stars
Wow. Masterful, beautiful, delightful, wonderful. And also tough and sad and heartwrenching. What a book. It's not quite anything else I've ever read. It was rich and fantastical and whimsical and intense. The characters, their voices, the story, their growth, the unfurling of the plot...enthralling. Well-deserving of every praise that has been heaped upon it.
Wow.
Ell reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wow. Masterful, beautiful, delightful, wonderful. And also tough and sad and heartwrenching. What a book. It's not quite anything else I've ever read. It was rich and fantastical and whimsical and intense. The characters, their voices, the story, their growth, the unfurling of the plot...enthralling. Well-deserving of every praise that has been heaped upon it.
Wow.
Ell reviewed I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Review of "I'll Give You The Sun" on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Wow. Masterful, beautiful, delightful, wonderful. And also tough and sad and heartwrenching. What a book. It's not quite anything else I've ever read. It was rich and fantastical and whimsical and intense. The characters, their voices, the story, their growth, the unfurling of the plot...enthralling. Well-deserving of every praise that has been heaped upon it.
Wow.
