Imogen, Obviously
Ratings33
Average rating4.1
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Ratings33
Average rating4.1
With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexuality, identity, and friendship in this timely new novel. Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she's got the World's Greatest Ally title locked down. She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little sister. She even has two queer best friends. There's Gretchen, a fellow high school senior, who helps keep Imogen's biases in check. And then there's Lili--newly out and newly thriving with a cool new squad of queer college friends. Imogen's thrilled for Lili. Any ally would be. And now that she's finally visiting Lili on campus, she's bringing her ally A game. Any support Lili needs, Imogen's all in. Even if that means bending the truth, just a little. Like when Lili drops a tiny queer bombshell: she's told all her college friends that Imogen and Lili used to date. And none of them know that Imogen is a raging hetero--not even Lili's best friend, Tessa. Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with. . .
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I had a very difficult time rating this book. Not because I didn't love it, but because it felt so close at home, I was just comparing it to my life and my coming out.
Whether this is meant to be read by YA who struggle with their identity, folks like me, that discovered their identity at an older age, allies that want to understand or whoever who just stumbles across this book, it doesn't really matter. It suits all!
What Imogen went through a bit before starting college, I went through at age 28. And her thoughts, questions, went through my mind at exactly the same way!
For me this is an anthem to bisexuality, to people coming out or discovering who they are at an older age. This is a book that only teaches that it is OK to be who you are, whenever you find out, and however you find out who you are!
The only reason it misses a star from me, is the slow beginning as the first chapters weren't interesting or moving fast enough!
Imogen overthinking was really annoying. Also didn't like jumping between her overthinking/remembering past interactions and the present story line. NO THANKS!
This was my first Becky Albertalli book, since I was never interested in any of her past books. I really enjoyed this! I remember the controversy behind the author feeling forced to come out because of all the backlash from her past books because of queer representation and this felt like incredible comentary on that side of queer culture. I liked the main character, Imogen, and I enjoyed seeing her come to terms with her bisexuality despite it feeling wrong. The college setting was interesting and I wished I had a friend group like she does. My only complaint is that I wish there was more! Another chapter, an epilogue, something! Overall, a great story about discovering queerness and acceptance!
Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books, Balzer + Bray, and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.
