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| Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, hardbound edition book cover |
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
Genre: YA
Editions available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, ebook
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Source: own
Rating: ^^^^
Summary (Goodreads):
Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything"—at least that's the part she played in the television commercial for Kopf's Department Store. This year, she's the girl who has nothing: no best friend because mean-but-exciting Sophie dropped her, no peace at home since her older sister became anorexic, and no one to sit with at lunch. Until she meets Owen Armstrong. Tall, dark, and music-obsessed, Owen is a reformed bad boy with a commitment to truth-telling. With Owen's help,maybe Annabel can face what happened
the night she and Sophie stopped being friends.
My Thoughts:
It should be a perfect school comeback. But no, it didn't happen that way. Because of what happened in the summer. No one would talk to Annabel Greene at school and if there's someone would, it's a word that you'd never want to hear. Even at home, Annabel has family issues that she's not have a clue on how to resolve.
Until there's Owen Armstrong. The loner, truth-telling music lover. Owen helped Annabel on how to face and tell her mom what she's feeling about modelling. He introduced music to her to drown all the problems she can't handle--like he did.
This book isn't just a love story. It's also about facing your problems and telling the truth. It might hurt someone else's feelings, but the important thing is: you tell the truth. Because it you don't, it could get worse. Everyone around will be affected and you will be the one who'll suffer.
Until there's Owen Armstrong. The loner, truth-telling music lover. Owen helped Annabel on how to face and tell her mom what she's feeling about modelling. He introduced music to her to drown all the problems she can't handle--like he did.
This book isn't just a love story. It's also about facing your problems and telling the truth. It might hurt someone else's feelings, but the important thing is: you tell the truth. Because it you don't, it could get worse. Everyone around will be affected and you will be the one who'll suffer.
Book cover comment/s:
Don't you think it's Owen who must be listening into the iPod?
Recommendation:
Don't you think it's Owen who must be listening into the iPod?
Recommendation:
For people who wants to take a break from sci-fi and fantasy for a while or those who likes the combination of teen romance, real-life problems and music.
HELLO, I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOOK 3 DAYS AGO BUT WILL PROBABLY NOT READ ANY TIME SOON. I'M READING "ONE DAY" BY DAVID NICHOLLS AND THE MOVIE ALREADY CAME OUT BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
ReplyDeleteANYWAY A BOOK FROM DESSEN THAT I HAVE READ IS "THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER" THAT IS A GOOD BOOK AND LIKE YOU SAID IF YOU WANT A BREAK FROM SCI-FI AND FANTASY THEN I RECOMMEND IT. I LIKE YOUR PAGE AND I AM NEW AT THIS SO HOPEFULLY ONE DAY I'LL KNOW MORE ABOUT DETAILING IT. I HOPE YOU CAN CHECK ME OUT
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I've read one day and I both liked and hated it. Because of the heartbreaking ending.
DeleteI haven't seen the movie, either, but would love to.
Checked out your blog and followed! :)
You will, eventually, learn things about blogging as the time goes on. Look at this review. It's one of my firsts and I just realized how undetailed of what I think about it. Sigh.
I love Just Listen! It's one of my favorite Dessen books. I love Owen and his sister Mallory. ;)
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