en-US Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:17:51 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 16640 149 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 0812969901 chloe 0 currently-reading, dnf 3.71 1774
author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
name: chloe
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1774
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/09/21
shelves: currently-reading, dnf
review:

]]> 52879429 A fiercely funny, queer romantic comedy about two girls who can't stand each other, but join forces in a grand feminist plan to expose harassment and inequality at their elite private school.

Harriet Price is the perfect student: smart, dutiful, over-achieving. Will Everhart is a troublemaker who's never met an injustice she didn't fight. When their swim coach's inappropriate behavior is swept under the rug, the unlikely duo reluctantly team up to expose his misdeeds, pulling provocative pranks and creating the instantly legendary Amelia Westlake -- an imaginary student who helps right the many wrongs of their privileged institution. But as tensions burn throughout their school -- who is Amelia Westlake? -- and between Harriet and Will, how long can they keep their secret? How far will they go to make a difference? And when will they realize they're falling for each other?

Award-winning author Erin Gough's Amelia Westlake Was Never Here is a funny, smart, and all-too-timely story of girls fighting back against power and privilege -- and finding love while they're at it.]]> 368 Erin Gough 0316450685 chloe 0 dnf 3.88 2018
author: Erin Gough
name: chloe
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at: 2021/11/03
date added: 2021/11/03
shelves: dnf
review:

]]> 35742701 From an author Amy Tan calls "a gem," this is a witty, highly acclaimed novel that's "part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies" (The Bulletin, Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.

Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but she's ambitious and smart, and she has just received the opportunity of a lifetime: a scholarship to a prestigious school, and a ticket out of her broken-down suburb. Though she's worried she will stick out like badly cut bangs among the razor-straight students, she is soon welcomed into the Cabinet, the supremely popular trio who wield influence over classmates and teachers alike.

Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearless--everything Lucy once loved about herself. She is also Lucy's last solid link to her life before private school, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of the Cabinet.

As Lucy floats further away from the world she once knew, her connection to Linh--and to her old life--threatens to snap. Sharp and honest, Alice Pung's novel examines what it means to grow into the person you want to be without leaving yourself behind.


An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection
A Texas Tayhas Reading List Selection
A Bank Street College of Education and Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year with Distinguished Outstanding Merit


"A bracing, enthralling gut-punch and an essential read for teens, teachers, and parents alike." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

"This daring work with an authentic protagonist teaches important lessons about being yourself while navigating through life."--School Library Journal, Starred review

"Lucy's struggle to find her place and sense of self will have a wide appeal for teen readers and is a welcome addition to the prep-school canon."--Booklist, Starred review

"Lyrical, enchanting prose from a narrator with perception so acute she cannot help but share it immerses readers into the very heart of every scene. This is highly recommended for classrooms and libraries [and] a superb choice for book discussion groups and world young adult literature survey courses."--VOYA, Starred review

"Part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies, and part Special Topics in Calamity Physics, this well-observed and unsentimental novel taps into what is primal within privileged adolescent girls."--The Bulletin, Starred review

"Lucy's narration pulls readers alongside her uncertain navigation of two worlds, and we can't help but cheer in solidarity as Lucy recognizes assimilation masquerading as inclusion, refuses to back down, and instead embraces who she is."--Horn Book Magazine

"In a novel filled with strong visual images, Pung draws a sharp contrast between authenticity and deception, integrity and manipulation. Against the vividly painted backdrops of two very different communities, she traces Lucy's struggle to form a new identity without compromising the values she holds closest to her heart."--Publishers Weekly]]> 352 Alice Pung 0399550518 chloe 0 dnf 4.16 2014
author: Alice Pung
name: chloe
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2021/11/03
date added: 2021/11/03
shelves: dnf
review:

]]> 33295690
But when Janie Lee confesses to Billie that she’s in love with Woods, Billie’s filled with a nagging sadness as she realizes that she is also in love with Woods…and maybe with Janie Lee, too.

Always considered “one of the guys,� Billie doesn’t want anyone slapping a label on her sexuality before she can understand it herself. So she keeps her conflicting feelings to herself, for fear of ruining the group dynamic. Except it’s not just about keeping the peace, it’s about understanding love on her terms—this thing that has always been defined as a boy and a girl falling in love and living happily ever after. For Billie—a box-defying dynamo—it’s not that simple.]]> 357 Courtney C. Stevens 0062398539 chloe 0 dnf 3.88 2017
author: Courtney C. Stevens
name: chloe
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at: 2021/11/03
date added: 2021/11/03
shelves: dnf
review:

]]> 23228
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.

This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.]]> 185 David Levithan 0375832998 chloe 1 dnf
In fact, I generally don't think I like David Levithan's writing. But that's not the big issue here.

Look, the LGBT rep is important to me. I am the B in LGBT. Many of my friends are trans or gay or bi, as well. Some LGBT characters have become very close to my heart when they're written well. Prudence from Across the Universe has my whole heart, and I love her. However, the reason I love many of the characters I love is that they are actual characters. Every character in this was the same person. This is an issue in Every Day, too. Every person in this was either bland or a stereotype, which also isn't great.

The thing that's most insulting to me is that David seems to think the world he's created is reality. This is like what conservatives think Sanders getting elected will do to the world. This is the most ridiculously progressive fake world I've ever seen.

I live in a very progressive liberal college town. I go to high school. I may go to church. My church is tolerant and caring of all people, but the biggest churches in our area are anti-muslim and anti-gay conservative propaganda machines. For the last few weeks, we've had anti-gay, anti-abortion, and anti-muslim protesters at my high school, harassing girls with hijabs and boys with trans flag pins. I've seen kids cry and get comforted by their friends because of some of the things the signs say.

I live in one of the most accepting places on earth, and yet every day I am confronted by intolerance. Biphobia is even a problem in LGBT circles. There are girls out there who think that because I like more than just girls I am faking my attraction to the same gender, and will actively make fun of bisexual people for their identities. I can't go to my school's GSA without hearing something a little off about bi people. So this book, where my and my friend's identities are portrayed so incredibly unrealistically, in which we're paraded instead of ignored, really really bothers me.

I felt like this book slapped me in the face with the phrase 'a few bad apples' instead of recognizing institutionalized oppression for what it is.]]> 3.82 2003
author: David Levithan
name: chloe
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2003
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2019/10/31
shelves: dnf
review:
I have to be honest, I'm not a fan of this book.

In fact, I generally don't think I like David Levithan's writing. But that's not the big issue here.

Look, the LGBT rep is important to me. I am the B in LGBT. Many of my friends are trans or gay or bi, as well. Some LGBT characters have become very close to my heart when they're written well. Prudence from Across the Universe has my whole heart, and I love her. However, the reason I love many of the characters I love is that they are actual characters. Every character in this was the same person. This is an issue in Every Day, too. Every person in this was either bland or a stereotype, which also isn't great.

The thing that's most insulting to me is that David seems to think the world he's created is reality. This is like what conservatives think Sanders getting elected will do to the world. This is the most ridiculously progressive fake world I've ever seen.

I live in a very progressive liberal college town. I go to high school. I may go to church. My church is tolerant and caring of all people, but the biggest churches in our area are anti-muslim and anti-gay conservative propaganda machines. For the last few weeks, we've had anti-gay, anti-abortion, and anti-muslim protesters at my high school, harassing girls with hijabs and boys with trans flag pins. I've seen kids cry and get comforted by their friends because of some of the things the signs say.

I live in one of the most accepting places on earth, and yet every day I am confronted by intolerance. Biphobia is even a problem in LGBT circles. There are girls out there who think that because I like more than just girls I am faking my attraction to the same gender, and will actively make fun of bisexual people for their identities. I can't go to my school's GSA without hearing something a little off about bi people. So this book, where my and my friend's identities are portrayed so incredibly unrealistically, in which we're paraded instead of ignored, really really bothers me.

I felt like this book slapped me in the face with the phrase 'a few bad apples' instead of recognizing institutionalized oppression for what it is.
]]> 13132403
With complexity and richness, Nova Ren Suma serves up a beautifully visual, fresh interpretation of what it means to be lost.]]> 353 Nova Ren Suma 0525423400 chloe 0 dnf 3.66 2013
author: Nova Ren Suma
name: chloe
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2019/08/25
date added: 2019/08/25
shelves: dnf
review:

]]> 13152 445 James Patterson 0446617792 chloe 1 dnf 4.08 2005
author: James Patterson
name: chloe
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2019/04/10
shelves: dnf
review:

]]> 24770
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....]]> 425 Scott Westerfeld 0689865384 chloe 1 childrens, dnf 3.85 2005
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: chloe
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2019/04/05
shelves: childrens, dnf
review:
this book is seriously dumb. not even in a, 'kids will still like it' way. one of the worst dystopia i've ever had the misfortune of reading.
]]> 6936382 beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?]]> 372 Stephanie Perkins 0525423273 chloe 1 dnf 3.96 2010
author: Stephanie Perkins
name: chloe
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2010
rating: 1
read at: 2019/03/08
date added: 2019/04/04
shelves: dnf
review:
Yeah, this may have been one of the worst books I've ever had the misfortune of trying to read. DNF'd pretty early into it.
]]> 18704925
"I am a freak."

The words and drawings of Mary Rose present a gritty, powerful, no-holds-barred true experience of a teen girl so desperate to be loved, so eager to fit in that she'll go to extremes that could cost her her life.

This is not a story about addiction. Or sexual promiscuity. Or cystic fibrosis. It's the story of a young woman with a powerful will to live, who more than anything wants to be heard...and loved.

This compelling, emotional account ensures her voice will not be forgotten.]]> 336 Gillian McCain 1402287585 chloe 4 dnf 3.81 2014
author: Gillian McCain
name: chloe
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2019/04/03
shelves: dnf
review:
Didn't finish because it stressed me out. Bit edgy, and there's no light to the story's darkness. Read if you can deal with that.
]]> 13537496
Everything changes, however, when Perry gets to camp and stumbles into the World of the Other Normals. There he meets Mortin Enaw, one of the creators of C&C, and other mythical creatures from the game, including the alluring Ada Ember, whom Perry finds more beautiful than any human girl he's ever met. Perry's new otherworldly friends need his help to save their princess and prevent mass violence. As they embark on their quest, Perry realizes that his nerdy childhood has uniquely prepared him to be a great warrior in this world, and maybe even a hero. But to save the princess, Perry will have to learn how to make real connections in the human world as well.

Bestselling author Ned Vizzini delivers a compulsively readable and wildly original story about the winding and often hilarious path to manhood.]]> 387 Ned Vizzini 0062079905 chloe 0 dnf 3.32 2012
author: Ned Vizzini
name: chloe
average rating: 3.32
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/03/14
shelves: dnf
review:
I usually love Vizzini's books but Perry annoyed me too much to continue. I'm still gonna clear my rating because I still enjoy Ned's work.
]]> 7896527 Meet Celaena Sardothien.

Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas chloe 1 dnf 4.19 2012
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: chloe
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2012
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2019/03/14
shelves: dnf
review:
Celena Sardotheinciosfiebsifb is insufferable and the writing is embarrassing. I'm not forcing myself through this disgrace of a fantasy book.
]]> 17118893
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

Librarian note: Older cover edition of 9780141345659.]]> 316 John Green chloe 2 dnf
I feel like the ~mood~ of this book was too clean and modern to be resonant. I think it was done well in Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, and the sick kid thing just didn't vibe with me. I like to think I'm not heartless but this didn't even tickle my emotions.

I really like John Green, though. His work on Youtube is awesome. I also read This Star Won't Go Out and I hope Esther knows how much power her story has and how much it touched everyone's hearts. Rest in peace.]]> 4.15 2012
author: John Green
name: chloe
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: dnf
review:
Not my cup of tea. The main characters were so annoyingly normal it got infuriating. I can understand why people like it, though.

I feel like the ~mood~ of this book was too clean and modern to be resonant. I think it was done well in Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, and the sick kid thing just didn't vibe with me. I like to think I'm not heartless but this didn't even tickle my emotions.

I really like John Green, though. His work on Youtube is awesome. I also read This Star Won't Go Out and I hope Esther knows how much power her story has and how much it touched everyone's hearts. Rest in peace.
]]> 7171637 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them...]]> 479 Cassandra Clare 1416975861 chloe 1 dnf 4.31 2010
author: Cassandra Clare
name: chloe
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2010
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2018/12/21
shelves: dnf
review:
I dnf at 50%. Save yourself the time and go read a book with a good female protagonist instead of this garbage.
]]>