Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

By Becky Albertalli

  • Release Date: 2015-04-07
  • Genre: Romance for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,298 Ratings
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Description

Now a major motion picture: Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford! This edition includes new Simon and Blue emails, a behind-the-scenes scrapbook from the Love, Simon movie set, and Becky Albertalli in conversation with fellow authors Adam Silvera and Angie Thomas.

William C. Morris Award Winner: Best Young Adult Debut of the Year * National Book Award Longlist

"A remarkable gift of a novel."—Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle

"I am so in love with this book."—Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still

"Feels timelessly, effortlessly now."—Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever

"The best kind of love story."—Alex Sanchez, Lambda Award-winning author of Rainbow Boys and Boyfriends with Girlfriends

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.

Incredibly funny and poignant, this twenty-first-century coming-of-age, coming out story—wrapped in a geek romance—is a knockout of a debut novel by Becky Albertalli.

Plus don't miss Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli's and Aisha Saeed's heartwarming and hilarious new novel, coming in 2020! 

Reviews

  • best book i’ve ever read tbh.

    5
    By delanimariec
    such good literature.

  • Cute and fun

    5
    By Juni Uchiha
    So I saw the movie when it came out and liked it. I thought it was fun and enjoyable. However, because I watched it, I didn’t think i would enjoy reading the book after, considering I already know what happens. I was very thankful to be wrong, and me liking it when I expected to be disappointed made it that much better. I thought because I’m now twenty three years old, it wouldn’t be mature enough for me. But I found myself relating a lot to Simon and Bram’s feelings. And although Simons coming out wasn’t on his terms, it still ended up being magical and Disney, like but still maintains a good level of realism. The one thing that was left unresolved in my opinion was the situation with Marty, I feel that should been fleshed out more than it was. But other than that, its a good read and made for a good movie.

  • I love it!!!

    5
    By Halo7
    I read this book and felt in love with it. Is better than the movie “Love, Simon” and the movie is amazing!!!

  • THISSS ISS THE BESTTT BOOOK EVERRRRRRR

    5
    By Jasper9129119122
    The couple is so frickin cute and Becky Albertalli’s writing style is amazing. It’s my favorite book

  • Such an important book

    5
    By MacMan9876
    You may not feel too strongly one way or the other, until your daughter or son has the courage to tell you that they are gay/lesbian. Then what do you do? You wrap your arms around them and support anything that makes their life easier. And this incredible book helps make that happen because it shows the world how normal and wonderful your child is. Read the book first, then watch the movie. Best adaptation from a book to film that I’ve ever seen.

  • Absolutely love this

    5
    By _V_R_
    Highly recommend it.

  • My favorite book

    5
    By Taco1227
    This book is my favorite for the past couple of years now. The movie was great, but the book is amazing.

  • One of My Favorites

    5
    By TheAmazingCat527
    I read this book about a month ago, and all I knew that it was a gay love story. I didn’t know who the characters were, except that two boys email and end up falling in love. I am obsessed with this book. Becky Albertalli’s writing is so beautiful, and captures so many emotions. You can’t not root for Simon to find Blue, and you most likely will cry for him because of some of the struggles he overcame throughout the book. It’s definitely the kind of story where someone might not expect much from the just a basic love story, but it is so much more than that. The dialogue, the character development, and the emails from Blue and Simon are what make this book so unique. It tells a great love story, and still gives funny and genuine moments to make it even more of an enjoyable book. I think this was one of the best and possibly my favorite book I read in 2019. I will definitely watch the movie adaptation Love, Simon, and I cannot wait to see how these amazing actors and actresses interpret the characters who I have fallen in love with. One of the best coming of age books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading, and would highly recommend.

  • Yes hello not I am I have to do my

    5
    By 12038435939
    ✅

  • So slow...

    3
    By Jtmbp
    The book took forever to get interesting and wasn’t worth the read. The topics introduced throughout are deserving of a better representation in a more compelling novel.

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