I'll Give You The Sun

Jandy Nelson's The Sky is Everywhere has been one of those books that don't quite leave my mind when I'm thinking of books that have stayed with me. Sometimes when people debut with such memorable books, most follow-up works don't quite match up. Sometimes that happens. And sometimes that doesn't. Sometimes it only gets better.Jandy Nelson is a magician. I want to write that across the skies. JANDY NELSON IS A MAGICIAN.I'll Give You the Sun is the kind of book that made me want to climb out of earth and bring the sun for her, because SoMuchBrilliance. This book is a stunner of a read. The writing is gorgeous, so gorgeous I felt like I was drowning in it. Although, yes, I do admit it might not be the kind of writing that everybody will like. If you didn't like the prose-style of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, erhm, you should maybe just read a sampler of this to see if it's your thing and go ahead, because if you're going by this review, HOLY YES, I WANTED TO EAT THE BOOK. (This happened with The Sky is Everywhere as well, but it happened double-times with this)So much of the feels. So much of it that feels isn't even the right word. So much of the feels and this is why:Siblings. Can there pleaaaaaase be more books about siblings? And siblings who aren't trying to kill each other and aren't just hanging around the background scenes just so they could be there but real-life, living, breathing siblings that have that pull which is the thing about siblings anyway (which is also why I loved Imaginary Girls so much *breathes heavily*). Noah and Jude are more like NoahAndJude and Jandy Nelson doesn't just tell you, she shows you how. It's brilliant how she managed the dual perspective throughout the book, giving the two of them such distinct voices that you don't have to go check the chapter head to see whose portion you're reading, yet you just know that these two are two sides of the same coin. Throw brother and sister and love and art and jealousy and guilt and love and more love and you will get NoahAndJude.Family. The family you want to run away from and return to. The family that isn't just the people that are alive but the ones who've died and are still there because you decide if you want to keep them there or let them go. Yup, Jandy Nelson nails that. (PS. For ghosts and other such things that you-don't-really-see-happening-around-you-because-you-don't-notice, I'll Give You the Sun often reads like magic realism and even though it's not the specified genre, I'm starting to think, maybe it is.)Art. 'What is bad for the heart is good for art' is something one of the characters says in the book (I won't say who because I don't want to give away anything), and that is more or less the basis of all great art in this book. It captures the essence of the artist so well, I had to stop for breath (which was difficult, considering that I read most of the book on the metro, on the way to and back from work, and the metro is at that time so crowded that it hardly leaves you space to stand, let alone, stand and read). You get how the description of such art comes from the soul, because the author apparently wrote this book over three years, shutting herself in darkened rooms, with just the light from the laptop giving her company, because things like that come from, I don't know, somewhere within, and when you read or see the book or the sculpture or the painting, you can feel where it comes from.Love. Oh man. The Beatles probably wrote All You Need Is Love for Jandy Nelson to write this book. Love spills from the spine of this book. There is not a single person who hasn't been affected by love here. All kinds of love. ALL KINDS.Romance. I could have clubbed this with Love but there's so much of Love already, I realised this kind of needed highlighting of its own. And What Happens With Noah is probably my favourite Romantic Story of the Year.The Ones Who've Died and are Still Around, Like Really, Because (you remember how Sirius Black said that The Ones That Love Us Never Really leave Us) They Don't Have To Be Ghosts, you see.Metaphors. I like metaphors, okay? Don't judge.Title. I officially think this is the Coolest Title of the Year.I got lost in this book. Like, literally. I can't tell you the number of times I've walked into the wrong metro because of this book. Oh yes.Just read the book, okay? I don't know what else to say. I'm bursting with words and I feel like I'm coming up short and stupid and I just want everyone in this world to read this book because it's that good. Yes, that good.

There were tears in my eyes by the time I finished the book. A mix of both happy and sad tears. Happy because I read a wonderful book. Around 415 pages of awesomeness. Sad tears because I took so long to read it. The moment people started talking about this beauty I knew I had to have it and see what's all the hype about. But with classes and activities in my way, I barely found time to read. It took me sooooooo long to really get a chance to sit one whole day only reading. I took a day off and held on to the book. I finished it and was in awe (still am) of the way this author writes. Can't wait to get my hands on the next book by Jandy Nelson. Obviously I`m going to write to the author as well.Coming to the book - in detail- :The Characters - Noah. He is my personal favorite. He is funny, sweet and simply awesome.These twins love art and everything about it.Jude - Noah's twin sister. She is intense. As the book progresses and you finally understand the lies and the truths, you are left speechless and it's near impossible to choose sides.Mother & Father : Normally family, extra-ordinary parents.Brian - OH, how I love this guy in the beginning and then hate him. Wanna cut his head of. Tear the page where his name is written. But then, love him again and back to the hating phase. Like a tennis match.Oscar - Don't even get me started. Loved this character! Awesome work on this one Jandy!Guillermo or G- Wonderfully portrayed!The others - Well written and just awesome.You know, reading this book was like watching a movie in my head. I got to see them act, hear them speak and watch them laugh and cry, get wasted and well....not. It's usually like that with every book but this one was different . It's a personal favorite which I totally recommend but won't lend. To be specific : Page 88 is my go to page to make me smile. I dog-eared the page! Yes, I`m ashamed of that because I own quite a good number of bookmarks yet I went ahead and did that. This is book will make you wonder, smile, cry, laugh, feel things you think you are incapable of feeling. This book will bring out a side of you you never thought you had. A side which feels so deeply for characters you wish they were real and at the same time wishing they weren't. Sometimes people obsess over books that it becomes the MOST READ and I`m grateful to those because of whom I learnt about this book.I have never read a story about twins before. I enjoy reading LGBT books because I believe I can understand a new person every time I open a book of a different genre.I recommend this book and DO NOT POST PONE READING IT `CAUSE OF THE SIZE. JUST JUMP RIGHT IN AND DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU ARE DONE READING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.For an Excerpt please visit my blog: [...]FAVORITE QUOTES / LINES“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”“I gave up practically the whole world for you,” I tell him, walking through the front door of my own love story. “The sun, stars, ocean, trees, everything, I gave it all up for you.”“People die, I think, but your relationship with them doesn't. It continues and is ever-changing."“Sometimes you think you know things, know things very deeply, only to realize you don’t know a damn thing.”“Reality is crushing. The world is a wrong-sized shoe. How can anyone stand it?”AND MANY MORE..

Okay so the description doesn't give it away much but then you read the starting you're a little lost but as you keep reading it all just comes together, everything just makes sense. The sky opened for me when I read the title reference. I absolutely loved this book.

que livro perfeito. apesar de ser um “coming of age” e romance adolescente, nunca li uma história tão única e excêntrica como essa. com tantos ensinamentos e que te faz refletir tanto.a escrita é impecável, extremamente poética e a autora consegue fazer com que tu sinta tudo o que os personagens sentem, o que deixa essa história mil vezes mais especial. gostei demais da divisão dos capítulos, que me deixavam extremamente curiosa e sem vontade de parar a leitura.iniciei a leitura pelo romance, e essa não foi nem a parte que mais gostei. esse livro é muito mais do que uma história de amor. é sobre autoconhecimento, perdão, arte, conexão, morte, vida, e muito muito mais. tudo o que a jude e o noah sentiam eu sentia junto, então foi uma experiência incrível ler todo o desenvolvimento deles. LEIAM!

This is a nice coming of age story between estranged twins. The edition of the book is very beautiful. The pages are a nice thickness and texture. The book is also quite flexible so that you can read it without breaking the spine.

I took the book on vacation with me, and found the first 15-20 pages a bit difficult to get into. I persevered and finished by hugging the book close to my chest, inspired, humbled and determined to raise the bar on my own creative and love life!

Me encantó este libro. El contraste entre el pasado y el presente es abrumador en ocasiones, pero nos permite ver cómo las experiencias de los distintos personajes han ido moldeando sus carácteres.

Es ist wunderschön geschrieben, das Cover ist total schön gestalltet, und die Geschichte ist sowohl spannend als auch wirklich informativ. Es lässt viele Einblicke in die Gedanken und Welt von jugendlichen Künstlern, und dem Heranwachsen generell. Tolles Buch, würde ich jedem empfehlen.