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Original Title: | Holding Up the Universe |
ISBN: | 0385755929 (ISBN13: 9780385755924) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Jack Masselin, Libby Strout |
Setting: | Indiana(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Evergreen Teen Book Award Nominee (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2016), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2018) |
Jennifer Niven
Hardcover | Pages: 391 pages Rating: 3.88 | 58162 Users | 7236 Reviews
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Title | : | Holding Up the Universe |
Author | : | Jennifer Niven |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 391 pages |
Published | : | October 4th 2016 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published April 4th 2016) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Fiction |
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Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for every possibility life has to offer. In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, he’s got swagger, but he’s also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he can’t recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He’s the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can’t understand what’s going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Don’t get too close to anyone.
Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game—which lands them in group counseling and community service—Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours.
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Ratings: 3.88 From 58162 Users | 7236 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books Holding Up the Universe
I wanted to 'feel' emotions like I did in "All The Bright Places". I was sooooo in the mood for a "All in the Bright Places" repeat-type-experience---that the disappointment that I wasn't going to have my desire filled, only added to my already blue mood I've been in this week. It's not the author fault. I've read a couple of other books about Prosopagnosia (not having the ability to recognize faces of familiar people). One was a non- fiction book. The other was a fiction- mystery-thriller4 stars! Dear friend, You are not a freak. You are wanted. You are necessary. You are the only you there is. Dont be afraid to leave the castle. Its a great big world out there. Love, a fellow reader This book shocked me with how much I enjoyed it! Holding Up the Universe is about Libby and Jack. A couple years back Libby had gained so much weight that she needed to be rescued from her house to be saved. Jack has a secret, he cannot recognize faces, not even his own. The two become connected
I know what youre thinking- if you hate it so much and its such a burden, just lose the weight, and then that job will go away. But Im comfortable where I am. I may lose more weight. I may not. But why should what I weigh affect other people? I mean unless Im sitting on them, who cares? To be honest, I was not a fan of All the Bright Places and I wouldnt have been this curious about Holding Up the Universe had it not been for the controversy that erupted long before its release. But the more
I'm between 3.5 and 4 stars on this one.Don't go into reading Jennifer Niven's new novel, Holding Up the Universe , thinking this is going to be identical to the phenomenal All the Bright Places (which made my list of the best books I read last year), in tone or the emotional power of its subject matter. I don't say this to denigrate Niven's new book in any wayI think with this book she set out to tell a different and more personal story, yet one with slightly more universal themes."You know
REREAD! I fell in love with this book allll over again! I adore Libby. I adore what she stands for. I love what this book stands for. The hope it instills. How personal it is to the author and how appreciative I am that she shared her story with us. I'm rooting for this book! I'm rooting for myself. I'm rooting for all the readers who have ever felt less than. As Libby would say about herself, I am magic!, and so, as are you. Initial review!I'm sure a lot of you will remember the ton of backlash
For everyone who felt that this book is offensive and fat-shaming and trying to garner attention by portraying cognitive disorder - PLEASE KNOW THAT, THIS IS AN #OWNVOICES STORY. JENNIFER NIVEN HERSELF HAD OBESITY ISSUES AND THE PROSOPAGNOSIA PLOT-POINT WAS INSPIRED BY SOMEONE SHE PERSONALLY KNEW. Youd know this if you read the Authors note. And lets all give the author space to write about what she wants. Thanks.image source: Patty's reviewHolding Up The Universe is narrated in the point of
Disappointment and I have become very acquainted over these past few months and Id just like it to go away for one second so I can go back to blindly loving books again!! Ive been wanting to read Holding Up the Universe since forever, despite all the pROblemATIc !!! things I heard about it. I thought it genuinely would be a good book and instead yikes. CHARACTERS - The main problem with this book is that the characters are developed SOLELY by the things that makes them different. Libby is the
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