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Simon Says

Elaine Marie Alphin

Paperback | Pages: 264 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 196 Users | 20 Reviews

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Title	:	Simon Says
Author	:	Elaine Marie Alphin
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 264 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2005 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published 2002)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Romance. M M Romance. Fiction. LGBT

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Intense. Where does a misfit fit in? And what becomes of him when he's too afraid to do so?

Charles is an artistic prodigy whose art has always scared people-- his parents, his teachers, his peers. Charles has learned to hide his true self in order to get along, but he no longer wants to play "Simon Says" all the time. His idol is a young author whose novel seems to indicate that he understands what Charles is going though... but when they finally meet, they develop a dark and complicated friendship, with both young men asking far too much of each other.

The only thing I disliked about this book was how everyone seemed to be able to read so much in each other's eyes, smallest actions, art, etc.-- as though the characters could all almost read one another's minds any time they were in the same room. This is something I see often in books, and for years it confused me terribly, because I assumed others would be able to know as much about me without my telling them; a dangerous assumption that is bad for friendships.

Despite this, I enjoyed the book a lot. It has an almost gothic feel to it in spite of the modern setting, and is full of philosophy, tough questions, and discoveries.

Quotes:

"I shrug uncomfortably, thinking of the way I've drawn so many teachers over the years. It's true-- I knew just what to draw to hurt them the way they'd hurt me. I still hate them, and the kids who attacked more bluntly, but I wish I could find a way to deal with them other than stooping to their level and hurting them back. What I draw is true, even if it hurts, but hurting people doesn't make them change." p 88

"[Adults] think they know everything, but they've forgotten it all, instead." p 128.

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Original Title:	Simon Says
ISBN:	015204678X (ISBN13: 9780152046781)
Edition Language:	English

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I was born on 30 October 1955 in San Francisco, California, and attended Lafayette Elementary School in San Francisco. Then my family moved to New York City, where I attended William H. Carr Junior High School. This is a school picture of me from my junior high school days. After that we moved to Houston, and I went to Westchester High School and on to Rice University.

Her writing is captivating but I had a hard time relating and thought the ending to be a little anticlimactic. I would read another of her books in a hot second though.

I'm a little split on this book-Likes: artist main character, topic of acceptance and being who you are no matter whatDislikes: slow, heavy, Kindle version had lots of distracting typos

This book showed me how all life was, was just a big game of Simon says. You can play the game and make everyone who plays Simon happy. Or, you can lose. Once you lose though, the Simons will be upset and you'll be out of the game.

I really liked this book. The narrator was believable and I could relate to him. The story was intriguing because it did not try to be a fake, glittery teen book. I liked how the different characters had different artistic abilities.The one thing that bothered me about this book was the oddly high rate of gay people. I'm not saying that I hate gay people or anything; it just seemed that half the characters were gay. That did not seem realistic. It was not a huge deal, though. I really recommend

I read this story when I was younger and remember loving it. It was exactly what I needed at the time; trying to learn more about my own sexuality and because I was suffering through depression. The depth in the characters is so honest and believable. It is easy to relate to the situations and the thought process demonstrated. It has a morbid touch but it is equally balanced by a satisfying ending.

I LOVE this book. As soon as I read it from the library I knew I was going to buy it. I'm not usually into teen-angst kind of stories, but this one was very expressive. It wasn't trying to put out that all teens have these problems that no one understands, it was just saying that people in general have their own personal issues, and they have to learn to deal with them. It also goes into detail about the unrealistic expectations the modern world has for us. The book followed two different