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Loading... The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Loveby Sarvenaz Tash
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book is so sweet! I've read a few books lately about geeks that show sort of the underbelly: the feelings of anger and powerlessness and entitlement. And this book doesn't exactly ignore those things, but it also puts them into context. These people are just trying to figure out what they feel, and it's hard! Sometimes you're in love with your best friend, and when you tell her it's the greatest thing ever, and she's like me too! And sometimes when you tell her it's super awkward, and she feels hurt and lied to. And it's hard to know which is which. What I was struck by in this book was how warm and kind and understanding it was. There is so much respect here for these characters, and you end up liking them all immensely. Graham and Roxy are partners. He supplies the words and she contributes the graphics. They've been Comic book friends for years and are now even working on a shared project. But Graham can't seem to find the words to tell Roxy that he's in love with her. So when they have a chance to go to Comic Con in NYC together, Graham promises himself that's when he'll let his feelings known. But Graham's plan goes wrong at Comic Con because Roxy soon seems more interested in Devin, a new friend she's just met at the weekend event. Haven't we all at one time in our lives felt the pain of unrequited love? Sarvenaz Tash's novel is so touchingly on the mark that it's the best teen book I've read so far this year. no reviews | add a review
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Graham Posner is trying to get his best friend, Roxana, to fall in love with him by planning the perfect weekend for her at Comic-Con. No library descriptions found. |
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This is a relatively short read (about 250 pages) and I flew through it in a day, but enjoyed every moment. Yes, it was kind of cheesy (it's a boy-pursues-girl read) but I thought the relationship felt genuine and progressed in a way I could believe.
Also, I TOTALLY loved the female characters in this book. They each had strong interests, personalities, and voices, and it was very enjoyable reading them.
Again, I personally just had a lot of fun reading this. The writing is solid, nothing spectacular, but the plot and characters truly pulled me in to the story! ( )