Morgan Matson

This book made me cry so much, and I mean ugly cry, I mean my eyes were so full of tears that I was blinking every 3 words just to make it so I could read a word or two more. I had to pause multiple times to think while reading this, because I grew up with a trailer up north every summer that my father loves with all his heart, and I realized something while reading this. I realized that as much as my father and I don't get along all the time, that if he were to get sick like this, it would show more break my heart, and all I would want would be to give him one more summer in the trailer up north in the place he loves the most.

This book made me think about my family, and how much I truly value them. I've witnessed people very close to me die, but thinking for one minute that it could have been or will be my parents broke my heart just as I was reading this book. Morgan Matson has a way of making me think about my life and value what I have and the people I love, I've read all three of her books and have loved each one and they have all made me thought about my life, and I think thats the true sign of an incredible author and an incredible story. show less

This book made me cry so much, and I mean ugly cry, I mean my eyes were so full of tears that I was blinking every 3 words just to make it so I could read a word or two more. I had to pause multiple times to think while reading this, because I grew up with a trailer up north every summer that my father loves with all his heart, and I realized something while reading this. I realized that as much as my father and I don't get along all the time, that if he were to get sick like this, it would show more break my heart, and all I would want would be to give him one more summer in the trailer up north in the place he loves the most.

This book made me think about my family, and how much I truly value them. I've witnessed people very close to me die, but thinking for one minute that it could have been or will be my parents broke my heart just as I was reading this book. Morgan Matson has a way of making me think about my life and value what I have and the people I love, I've read all three of her books and have loved each one and they have all made me thought about my life, and I think thats the true sign of an incredible author and an incredible story. show less

Publicado originalmente: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Cuando terminas un libro de Morgan Matson, la nostalgia es parte de tus emociones finales. Y las ganas de abrazar a alguien, en este caso: a tu mejor amiga.

A veces hay libros que sientes fueron escritos sobre ti, sobre una experiencia que viviste, te sorprende como el escritor puede ponerle nombre a las emociones que no estabas seguro sentiste o a las cuales simplemente no le querías poner nombre, como puede trasladar esos pensamientos que show more no has querido profundizar, eso me ha pasado con Since You've Been Gone. Un libro que ha sido un poco aterrador leer por lo personal que lo sentí.

Cómo Morgan nos tiene acostumbrados, nos trae una narración adictiva, una dónde no te das cuenta los muy (de verdad bastante) largos que puedan ser los capítulos o párrafos, siempre resalto que soy una lectora perezosa y prefiero los libros dónde el diálogo predomine porque es más fácil leerlo, pero no con Morgan. En Since You've Been Gone te da unos dos primeros capítulos que suman más o menos noventa páginas, las cuáles no vas a notar porque pedirás más. Disfruté cada párrafo largo, cada diálogo preciso, cada recuerdo. Sin duda, los libros de Morgan no solo se leen, son una experiencia. Al principio, tenía cierto recelo con la historia, la sinopsis y los vistazos que se nos da al principio sobre Sloane parecen bastante tópicas, la chica perdida que intenta poner buena cara a todo pero llega un momento dónde solo cae. Estaba aterrada que sobre eso, porque si eso pasara, las probabilidades que las esperanzas de Emily sobre encontrar Sloane al final sean extremadamente dolorosas.

Oh, Emily. Es extraño pero me sentí identificada con las dos. Sloane con su desaparición y Emily con su timidez, o el hecho que las dos hayan tenido que mudarse mucho y no tener del todo raíces y sentirse un poco abrumada cuando de repente encuentras personas constantes en tu vida, sentirse aterrado de las despedidas.

Otra de las cosas que me encanta de Morgan es que no pierde la inocencia en sus libros, con tanto New Adult y libro muy explícito ahora último, es extraño y bastante agradable leer una historia dónde los adolescentes son eso, adolescentes, quizá sea demasiado ingenuo de mi parte pero me gusta creer que no hay necesidad de ir (del todo) al lado oscuro para tener diversión. Since You've Been Gone no es un libro de ponis y arcoíris, al contrario, es solo la manera de Morgan Matson sobre cómo contarte una historia que hace algo más este libro.

Gracias Morgan por un libro que necesita mucho en este momento, un libro dónde el romance no es esencial para hacer interesante el libro, hay uno y es tan real, los que hemos experimentado a Morgan sabemos que con ella no hay insta love y que el romance solo algo de segundo plano, gracias por darme un libro que me hizo llorar en momentos bastante extraños, como les dije, este libro ha sido muy personal, desde la historia hasta la manera de cómo tratar ciertos temas en el libro. Gracias Morgan.

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Emily and Sloane are best friends; they've been inseparable ever since Sloane moved to town two years ago. While Sloane is adventurous and outgoing, Emily is shy by nature and happy to be known simply as "Sloane's friend." But one day, Sloane and her family are simply gone, and Sloane isn't answering any of Emily's calls or texts. Emily is both shocked and completely overwhelmed -- how will she survive the summer without her best friend? Then she finds a list from Sloane, a list of tasks show more designed to get Emily out of her comfort zone. Not knowing what else to do, Emily decideds to complete the list, hoping that once she does, Sloane will come back. Some of the tasks seem relatively harmless ("Apple picking at night"), while others seem impossible ("Kiss a stranger"). But with help from some surprising sources -- including popular class president Frank Porter -- Emily makes her way through the list and gains a new identity in the process.

This book is the perfect summer read! It's got everything -- friendship, humor, romance, ice cream, and a sense of infinite possibility. Reading it, I felt nostalgic for the summers I had growing up, playing with the neighborhood kids and feeling like the summer would never end. I found Emily a great, realistic character; she's more of a follower than a leader, she's a bit unsure of her own identity, and she relies on Sloane to provide the adventure and excitement in her life. I loved watching her grow as a person and have her own adventures. I also adored the sweet romance with Frank, who is the kind of guy I totally would have had a crush on in high school! But the relationship at the heart of the book is really the friendship between Emily and Sloane, who is an incredibly vivid character even though she's barely on page. In fact, my only tiny quibble with the book is that I wasn't satisfied with Sloane's reason for disappearing on Emily. But I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a great beach or vacation read this summer! show less