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A review by ritsukas
I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
4.0
rating: 4.25 stars
before i say anything else i gotta say: bliss lai, my new girl crush. this book was beautiful. in every single aspect. i loved it so so much and alice oseman has never failed to amaze me with the immense amount of diversity.
i mean:
- angel is a bisexual muslim female
- jimmy is a gay trans male
- bliss is a bisexual asian female
- rowan is a black male
- lister is bisexual (and he wears dresses!)
like seriously? incredible.
this book explored so much.
angel, whose whole life revolves around the arc. she doesn't understand what her life is without them. they have been the center of her world for so long she even pushes away her school life to see them in concert. and when she finally realizes maybe they aren't the exact things she's been imagining in her head, her world goes to shambles.
the idea of finding yourself was huge in this book. figuring out who you are when you have nothing to lean on. testing your limits and seeing where you draw the line.
same goes for jimmy, who has dealt with severe anxiety since joining the arc. his struggles were painful to read about since they were so so real, but it made everything so much more authentic. jimmy goes through hell. you see him slowly grow more and more paranoid, grow more and more anxious and panicky until he breaks. and it's truly a wonderful journey (not that... any of his anxiety is great) to read about.
the ending gave me so much hope. and although i thought it ended a bit abruptly (probably because i didn't realize when i flipped the page there was no more), it was conclusive and realistic, which is always great.
i can't wait to read more of oseman's books, having read [b:Radio Silence|30653843|Radio Silence|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1467051579l/30653843._SY75_.jpg|45055773] and loving it. [b:Loveless|42115981|Loveless|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564142809l/42115981._SY75_.jpg|65704946] is coming out next year and i'm so excited for it. a book surrounding an aro-ace character with none of that horrific "cure" idea. stunned.
before i say anything else i gotta say: bliss lai, my new girl crush. this book was beautiful. in every single aspect. i loved it so so much and alice oseman has never failed to amaze me with the immense amount of diversity.
i mean:
- angel is a bisexual muslim female
- jimmy is a gay trans male
- bliss is a bisexual asian female
- rowan is a black male
- lister is bisexual (and he wears dresses!)
like seriously? incredible.
this book explored so much.
angel, whose whole life revolves around the arc. she doesn't understand what her life is without them. they have been the center of her world for so long she even pushes away her school life to see them in concert. and when she finally realizes maybe they aren't the exact things she's been imagining in her head, her world goes to shambles.
the idea of finding yourself was huge in this book. figuring out who you are when you have nothing to lean on. testing your limits and seeing where you draw the line.
same goes for jimmy, who has dealt with severe anxiety since joining the arc. his struggles were painful to read about since they were so so real, but it made everything so much more authentic. jimmy goes through hell. you see him slowly grow more and more paranoid, grow more and more anxious and panicky until he breaks. and it's truly a wonderful journey (not that... any of his anxiety is great) to read about.
the ending gave me so much hope. and although i thought it ended a bit abruptly (probably because i didn't realize when i flipped the page there was no more), it was conclusive and realistic, which is always great.
i can't wait to read more of oseman's books, having read [b:Radio Silence|30653843|Radio Silence|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1467051579l/30653843._SY75_.jpg|45055773] and loving it. [b:Loveless|42115981|Loveless|Alice Oseman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564142809l/42115981._SY75_.jpg|65704946] is coming out next year and i'm so excited for it. a book surrounding an aro-ace character with none of that horrific "cure" idea. stunned.