I Hate Everyone But You: A Novel
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A POPSUGAR "Best Young Adult Book of 2017" Pick
An Autumn 2017 Indie Next Pick!
Named by Bustle as one of the "16 Books The Internet Is Going To Be Obsessed With This Year"
A Barnes & Noble Pick for “Most Anticipated LGBTQIAP YA Books of the Second Half of 2017”
"Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin have captured everything about the pain and excitement of that first terrifying, fabulous, confusing year on your own in college… In this epistolary novel, you live day by day with Ava and Gen, deep inside that friendship, so deep, it feels like it’s your own." ―Francine Pascal, bestselling author of the Sweet Valley High series
Perfect for fans of “Robin Talley’s What We Left Behind or Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl” (School Library Journal, Starred Review), Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin’s I Hate Everyone But You is a hilarious and heartfelt debut novel about new beginnings, love and heartbreak, and ultimately the power of friendship.
Dear Best Friend,
I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.
Sincerely,
Ava Helmer
(that brunette who won’t leave you alone)
We're still in the same room, you weirdo.
Stop crying.
G
So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two of them document every wild and awkward moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will their friendship be able to survive the distance?
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Everyone always talks about the effort you have to put into a romantic relationship or a marriage, but why would a friendship be any different? I loved the format! The book is told in emails and texts and that makes it a really quick read. And no one used this awkward “lol thx rofl x33” stuff, they sounded like real texts teenager/young adults these days would send. Since this is how I would text too sometimes, the humour in this book is on point. There were quite a few moments in which I laughed out loud. Trying to end messages only using movie quotes and being excited to have the possibility to end with quotes from the MCU? I can see that happening. I loved that romance isn’t really the main part of the book, it’s the friendship between Ava and Gen. Both go through very different experiences and yes, their dynamics and friendship seem to change a little, but that’s normal. Maybe Ava was a bit insensitive sometimes regarding Gen’s problems but in the end, they were always there for each other and supported each other. Both seem very real and the topics they talk about are so relevant these days – from anxiety and depression to different sexualities and polyamorous relationships. Maybe not everything was perfectly handled (Ava kept on ignoring bisexuality) but apart from that, I really enjoyed this book. It’s a funny book which also talks about some serious issues. Definitely worth a read.
DNF around 40% Goshdarnit, I really wanted to like this book. I have been following both authors on YouTube and social media for years and was ecstatic when they announced they were writing a book. Unfortunately, their story and its execution didn´t convince me at all. It is clear that the story is very autobiographic and it´s easy to see which of the two main characters represents each of the authors. I did enjoy the queer/polyamory/mental illness aspects of the book. However, it didn´t grip me. I started reading this almost a month ago and barely managed to get to 100 pages because I just didn´t care enough about what was going on. Maybe I´m just not the type for coming-of-age-ish, college stories. I guess the humour was meant to be funny and relatable, but to me it just felt unnatural and a bit pretentious. So, I don´t recommend reading this book. Still, you should really check out their YouTube channel Just Between Us. THAT SHIT IS FUNNY AND RELATABLE. Personally, I´ll just pretend this book never happened and continue like before.
i can't say that i hated this book but also can't say that i liked it that much. the drama was repetitive and annoying, but sometimes it was so bad it actually became entertaining. also, i hated ava's boyfriend and was screaming at my phone because he was incredibly insufferable. some of gen's decisions and ava's opinions didn't make sense for me and pretty much annoyed me but... okay, i guess... 🤷 the most tolerable and interesting part of the book was the friendship of the main characters, and because of that i actually felt some positive feelings (surprisingly!) by the end of the book.
Description
A POPSUGAR "Best Young Adult Book of 2017" Pick
An Autumn 2017 Indie Next Pick!
Named by Bustle as one of the "16 Books The Internet Is Going To Be Obsessed With This Year"
A Barnes & Noble Pick for “Most Anticipated LGBTQIAP YA Books of the Second Half of 2017”
"Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin have captured everything about the pain and excitement of that first terrifying, fabulous, confusing year on your own in college… In this epistolary novel, you live day by day with Ava and Gen, deep inside that friendship, so deep, it feels like it’s your own." ―Francine Pascal, bestselling author of the Sweet Valley High series
Perfect for fans of “Robin Talley’s What We Left Behind or Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl” (School Library Journal, Starred Review), Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin’s I Hate Everyone But You is a hilarious and heartfelt debut novel about new beginnings, love and heartbreak, and ultimately the power of friendship.
Dear Best Friend,
I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.
Sincerely,
Ava Helmer
(that brunette who won’t leave you alone)
We're still in the same room, you weirdo.
Stop crying.
G
So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two of them document every wild and awkward moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will their friendship be able to survive the distance?
Book Information
Posts
Everyone always talks about the effort you have to put into a romantic relationship or a marriage, but why would a friendship be any different? I loved the format! The book is told in emails and texts and that makes it a really quick read. And no one used this awkward “lol thx rofl x33” stuff, they sounded like real texts teenager/young adults these days would send. Since this is how I would text too sometimes, the humour in this book is on point. There were quite a few moments in which I laughed out loud. Trying to end messages only using movie quotes and being excited to have the possibility to end with quotes from the MCU? I can see that happening. I loved that romance isn’t really the main part of the book, it’s the friendship between Ava and Gen. Both go through very different experiences and yes, their dynamics and friendship seem to change a little, but that’s normal. Maybe Ava was a bit insensitive sometimes regarding Gen’s problems but in the end, they were always there for each other and supported each other. Both seem very real and the topics they talk about are so relevant these days – from anxiety and depression to different sexualities and polyamorous relationships. Maybe not everything was perfectly handled (Ava kept on ignoring bisexuality) but apart from that, I really enjoyed this book. It’s a funny book which also talks about some serious issues. Definitely worth a read.
DNF around 40% Goshdarnit, I really wanted to like this book. I have been following both authors on YouTube and social media for years and was ecstatic when they announced they were writing a book. Unfortunately, their story and its execution didn´t convince me at all. It is clear that the story is very autobiographic and it´s easy to see which of the two main characters represents each of the authors. I did enjoy the queer/polyamory/mental illness aspects of the book. However, it didn´t grip me. I started reading this almost a month ago and barely managed to get to 100 pages because I just didn´t care enough about what was going on. Maybe I´m just not the type for coming-of-age-ish, college stories. I guess the humour was meant to be funny and relatable, but to me it just felt unnatural and a bit pretentious. So, I don´t recommend reading this book. Still, you should really check out their YouTube channel Just Between Us. THAT SHIT IS FUNNY AND RELATABLE. Personally, I´ll just pretend this book never happened and continue like before.
i can't say that i hated this book but also can't say that i liked it that much. the drama was repetitive and annoying, but sometimes it was so bad it actually became entertaining. also, i hated ava's boyfriend and was screaming at my phone because he was incredibly insufferable. some of gen's decisions and ava's opinions didn't make sense for me and pretty much annoyed me but... okay, i guess... 🤷 the most tolerable and interesting part of the book was the friendship of the main characters, and because of that i actually felt some positive feelings (surprisingly!) by the end of the book.