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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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Edit: dropped to 2 stars
So I originally DNF'd this book at 75% and gave it a 2 star rating. I decided to just go ahead and complete it because all of the things I didn't like made me curious to see how they would be resolved.
I absolutely detested every single character in this book that wasn't Stargirl herself. They were disgusting, judgmental, and overall shitty people.
I didn't really like the plot either. You're supposed to see how shitty these people treat Stargirl and realize that you can't bully others for being different. But the thing is, I don't think that comes across well in this book. Because the POV is one of the idiots, you just get the sense that it's okay to judge and hate this girl because she's different. So I got the point, it's just not done well.
I maintain my 2 star rating but I am giving it an extra 3 star because I liked the ending. I liked to see the impact that Stargirl had on people and this school and I hope that she did really well for herself in life. I won't be reading the second book because from what I've seen about it I won't enjoy it, and I honestly prefer the life I've imagined Stargirl has after the events of the book.
So it's a 2 star book, but I'm giving it 3 stars for Stargirl.
So I originally DNF'd this book at 75% and gave it a 2 star rating. I decided to just go ahead and complete it because all of the things I didn't like made me curious to see how they would be resolved.
I absolutely detested every single character in this book that wasn't Stargirl herself. They were disgusting, judgmental, and overall shitty people.
I didn't really like the plot either. You're supposed to see how shitty these people treat Stargirl and realize that you can't bully others for being different. But the thing is, I don't think that comes across well in this book. Because the POV is one of the idiots, you just get the sense that it's okay to judge and hate this girl because she's different. So I got the point, it's just not done well.
I maintain my 2 star rating but I am giving it an extra 3 star because I liked the ending. I liked to see the impact that Stargirl had on people and this school and I hope that she did really well for herself in life. I won't be reading the second book because from what I've seen about it I won't enjoy it, and I honestly prefer the life I've imagined Stargirl has after the events of the book.
So it's a 2 star book, but I'm giving it 3 stars for Stargirl.
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Reading Progress
October 12, 2016
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Started Reading
October 12, 2016
– Shelved
October 13, 2016
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10.0%
October 14, 2016
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20.0%
"I'm getting the messages of the book loud and clear but I'm not really agreeing with the way they're being presented :/"
October 15, 2016
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50.0%
October 16, 2016
– Shelved as:
ebooks
October 16, 2016
– Shelved as:
read-in-2016
October 16, 2016
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Finished Reading
October 19, 2016
– Shelved as:
3-stars
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Oct 19, 2016 04:56PM
You have a tendency to write reviews that make simultaneously never wanna read books and really wanting to read them.
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Lol Jordyn I noticed that I seem to do that haha. I personally don't recommend this one though.
I think Leo as a narrator is great. he's average, dull, a little on the shy side. he's us. Leo isn't necessarily likeable, you're not supposed to really like him or feel bad for him, he as the narrator is meant to reflect ourselves back at us as readers and I think the novel does that well. I found myself becoming more and more irritated with Leo, but his reactions to Stargirl are incredibly accurate. He behaves exactly as a teenager would in that situation.
I think we've all met someone like this and while we are strangely enamoured with this star person we follow the tide of "them"
Why can’t people deal with getting bulliedI got bullied for 3 years to the point where I almost commit suicide
It doesn’t really bother me anymore
Some people sadly handle trauma differently then others. It’s just how life is.
