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I'll Give You the Sun
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Jesse Bernstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
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- K. Swinford
- 03-15-17
DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO ANY LGBT YOUTH
This book does no good for LGBT youth. While it brings up huge emotional issues many LGBT youth experience it does not deal with them, let alone in healthy ways. There are not repercussions of these issues. The emotional gauntlet of one partner being out and the other still in the closet, solved off page, literally in one walk through the woods. The coming out process? Glossed over, no one cares. Suicidal actions made repeatedly by LGBT character. No biggie, he just needed to be yelled at.
This type of narrative renders REAL LGBT problems to be inconsequential at best and attention seeking at worst. But sexual exploits of the heterosexual variety are gamed out in detail multiple times.
There are no healthy, emotionally supportive relationships in this book. None. Several also border on abusive in DANGEROUS ways. Don't give this book to teens.
The prose is extravagant and it would be easy for many to focus on that fantastical lens these actions are seen through. But sexual contact of dubious consent involving a 13 year old, suicidal actions, PTSD, and emotionally manipulative parents should not be glossed over by fluffy prose.
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- FanB14
- 09-26-14
As Bright as 1000 White Hot Suns
Jude and Noah, male and female twins are opposite, yet one, and sibling rivalry runs high. Both apply to a prestigious art high school, desperately seeking approval from their mother. Noah views every situation as a portrait and nervously fidgets, drawing what he sees. He paints, she sculpts and both believe Noah is the favorite and a lock for admission.
Nelson is a fabulous writer, giving Noah a quirky sense of humor, narrating from the age of 13-14 and edgy angst to Jude, narrating from their current time; age 16. There are strong themes, including a tragic event, first love, rivalry, lies, and the desire to belong and be accepted. Both narrators did a fantastic job, sounding just as I'd picture their characters. Don't read other reviews giving away too many details, just enjoy this amazing and well-written coming of age story. If you liked "The Perks of Being a Wall Flower", you will love this. If you haven't read that one, read/listen to both.
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- W.P.
- 10-15-14
An Emotionally Explosive Experience
Yes, this is technically a Young Adult novel, but in my opinion, it's categorized as YA because it's ABOUT young adults. It is however FOR any reader at any age.
Noah and Jude are paternal twins and they are both artists. I’ll Give You the Sun is about their dynamic relationship during their teenaged years.
I could not stop reading this book. It perfectly captures the emotional volatility of growing up, but more specifically growing up as an artist. The story of Noah and Jude is weaved beautifully and unpredictably throughout, as the author jumps back and forth between perspectives and time periods.
To call Jandy Nelson's language descriptive or colorful would be an understatement. And to say that she has a mastery over the modern teenage vernacular would be missing the point. Her luminous use of metaphor gives you entreé into the twins' minds, and allows you to see the world from their individual and distinct points of view, which only makes you love them even more and care about their personal and artistic trajectories.
I'll Give You the Sun packs a mean emotional punch which will knock you on your ass and make you want to dance at the same time.
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- Marni
- 10-02-14
Beautifully written vivid story of love and family
The chapters alternate between the points of view of twins Jude and Noah in order to tell the story of how they grew apart and quit communicating with each other when their family their family faces some problems. Jude's story takes place when the twins are sixteen,after an important family event, while Noah describes what happened when they were 14, when the problems began. It's one of those books where the story unfolds slowly, all of the puzzle pieces eventually fall into place and the reader breaks out in goosebumps (at least I did!)
Art plays a huge role in the lives of the twins, since their mother teaches art, Noah expresses himself through his nonstop sketches and painting, and Jude has a flair for sculpture. The beautiful metaphors and visual imagery that Jandy Nelson uses to describe not only the scenes, but also the feelings of the characters strongly mirrors the references to art that are throughout the book. It's almost like one very long poem, and the reader becomes immersed in the colors and mood of the descriptions. The writing was simply stunning, and I felt an emotional connection with both of the characters.
Julia Whelan is one of my favorite female narrators, and she did an excellent job portraying all of the emotions Jude went through in the book. She can build the suspense and voice heartbreak. I love her voice, and her pacing was perfect.
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- Katie
- 08-03-15
Absolutely wonderful!!!!
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I loved this book!!! It was probably my favorite listen as well. The narrators captured the spirit of Noah and Jude perfectly. There were (hour to almost two hour long) chapters that I listened to and then started them over again just because it was so beautifully written and told! I didn't even realize this story was considered YA until I finished. Like another reviewer said, I think it was categorized as YA because it is ABOUT young adults.It is beautiful, romantic story of love and loss that has easily become one of my favorite books.
I had this in my wishlist for so long and wish I had bought it sooner. If you are trying to decide on a book, PICK THIS ONE!! You will not regret it!!
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- Sarah Nelson
- 03-20-15
Mother of Clark Gable...
I cannot express how completely in love with this book I am. I want to listen to it again and I'm sad that it's over.
Jandy Nelson uses such amazing descriptive language, literally painting the emotions for us. I was amazed at how similar and how different she was able to write the twins in both actions and feelings. Noah described everything with colors.... Jude with movement, capturing their unique personalities.
The book kept me listening intently throughout the entire thing. The story line was interesting enough to keep me wondering what was going to happen. The emotions the characters describe were incredibly real. Everything did get wrapped up in a nice bow, which can be disappointing, but honestly I fell head over heels for these characters and wanted nothing more than a happy ending.
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- Inkish Kingdoms . Wordpress. Com
- 03-09-17
My heart beated so hard while listening!
You can Google me for the rest of the review! I have a whole review of this book in my Blogger and Wordpress blog:
"Inkish Kingdoms"
I am in the same kind of state of ecstasy that I got in when reading “Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe.” If you loved that book that much to the point of almost going crazy, you will love this book like you love to lay down on a Sunday afternoon under your blanket reading a book while it is pouring outside your window. This weird and lovely chilly warm that you feel going through your body is the sensation that I got while reading this book.
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- Robin Schwartz
- 03-03-15
Wonderful, hopeful, sweet
I am a 35 yr old woman and I absolutely loved this story. All of it. Though it may be classified YA, the themes transcend age and are something many can relate to - love, death, relationships, lies and truth. I can absolutely relate to the idea of running away from pain and at the same time abandoning your true self.
Both narrators are fantastic and add tremendously to the charm of this book.
I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes coming of age and family relationship stories.
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- Annie
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Soooo Romantic.
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- Kody Shaw
- 09-01-17
Portrait: Boy's heart breaks but is filled w/ love
Normally this wouldn't be my kind of book. I'm more of a sci-fi adventure lover. I promised a friend I'd give it a listen - and was totally blown away. I laughed, I cried, but most importantly I related to their struggles. This book was so beautifully written with all its metaphors and the sheer imagination the kids Noah and Jude have. My only wish is that Noah's side of the story was just a little longer. Janey Nelson did such an amazing job giving this book emotion and it's characters so much depth.
With a tag team narrative performance by Julia Whelan and Jesse Bernstein, the characters of Jude and Noah really came to life. They both put so much passion into the characters that it was really easy to simply get lost in the story of the book.
All in all, this book absolutely broke my heart. I loved every minute of it.
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- Miss L E Turvey
- 12-19-17
Beautiful
Great book. I’m an old adult and I loved it. Listened to it far too quickly!
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-24-17
Great story but shame about the British accent.
I absolutely loved the story and could barely stand to pause it for work having played it in the car. However, upon first hearing the attempt at a British accent (male narrator) I nearly stopped listening. It was truly horrific and very hard to listen to if you have any idea what the accent should sound like. Please, for the love of God, stop hiring people who can't do it well. It makes it nearly unlistenable. Luckily, the female narrator was better and was somewhat closer to getting it right and she for the most part continued that role. Please invest some time in getting it right as the British market won't all persevere with listening to it.
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- Jem16
- 06-19-15
A twice-over listen!
What did you like most about I'll Give You the Sun?
This was such a satisfying, enthralling story. I loved and empathised with the main characters, and found I really cared about what happened to them.
What did you like best about this story?
The complicated relationships, beautifully interwoven in the plot line, and the flawed but totally likeable characters. It explored the love, resentment, betrayal, guilt and remorse within the family in such heartbreaking colour. I loved this book.
Which character – as performed by Julia Whelan and Jesse Bernstein – was your favourite?
I thought both were extremely well performed - the narration was perfect and very sensitively read. I'd find it hard to choose between the two,
Julia made Jude come to life in my mind, and I loved Jesse's thoughtful reading of Noah.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. I listened to it over about three days, and immediately listened to it a second time as I loved it so much and didn't want to let it go.
Any additional comments?
I look forward to further books by Jandy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-19-15
Original, entralling and memorable
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The story is just so good. An original and complex story of love and loves of every kind, and a story about art and expression. Carefully chosen and created characters weave in and through each other's lives with truth and lies, bringing surprises, tragedy and joy. All this and well read by two narrators (one for Noah, one for Jude) whose only real faults were the English accents - are they really that hard? ;) I'd recommend this book to anyone. A must read.
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- Dawnie G
- 11-27-20
A surprising YES
I had never read anything by Jandy Nelson before and after the first chapter I wasn’t sure the book was for me. By the third chapter I was captivated and didn’t want to stop reading. I loved the story and the narration between Julia and Jesse brought the characters to life.
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- kk
- 08-25-18
I don't understand it
I am giving up with about 5 hours to go. I've replayed parts to see if I missed anything. No idea why there are so many rave reviews. Awful.
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- mi
- 10-19-17
really great ending
I found the book a little hard to get into but the ending was well worth the wait.
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- Maya Seligman
- 08-03-17
Loved it.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters voices are just right! Would recommend this book to anyone over 12, who is looking for a heart-warming story about family and love and art and being who you want to be. Made me smile, almost cry and laugh! Read it!!
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- Saadiya
- 07-07-17
beautiful
such a beautiful story about with amazing writing!! I couldn't stop listening to it
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- Xavier Font
- 05-02-17
Favorite Book!
There aren't words to explain how much I love this book! So creative and inspiring!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-23-20
I’ll give you the sun :)
I love love love this book. There are no other words to describe it. It’s written so well and I really enjoyed this story. The two perspectives consisting of Noah and Jude were portrayed so well and I loved both characters. Highly recommend this incredible book :)
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- Chris Regan
- 09-17-18
Two narrators, one story
This is a really compelling story. I like experiencing the story from two different narrators at two different times in their lives. Seeing how they changed and learning why. Jesse Bernstein's voice for Noah is one of the reasons I decided to listen to the audiobook. I heard a preview and immediately recongised Noah in his voice. He really nails the youthful optmism and space-cadetness of the character. I really like his Brian too, who has a much more laid back, relaxed kind of attitude. The English accent for Oscar was a little jarring compared to Julia Whelan's take, but that's the only real negative. Julia Whelan likewise has a great voice for Jude. She really emotes in a way that I wasn't expecting. Previous experience tells me most readers will keep the 'acting' to a minimal, but when Whelan busts it out it really works. Her Oscar wasn't exactly how I imagined it when I read it the first time, but it works with the character. I didn't really like her Noah though. I mean it worked for the shut off version of the character but when we see glimpses of the younger version he still sounds too much like a surfer douche. I get that it's Jude's interpretation of her brother, but it's hard to compare with Bernstein's spot-on version. In terms of the story, it was nice to revisit in a different medium. My original loves and criticisms haven't changed, except I really wish Noah had a chance to contribute to the final chapter. I understand the way it was written that Noah had the first chapter and Jude had the last, but there's a particular story that we only see from Jude's perspective that I really wish we could see in person from Noah's point of view.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-18
Amazing!
So so so so beautifully written! I have enjoyed every second of it! thank you
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- Anna
- 07-20-18
Wholesome, I liked
But can we talk about how utterly abominable those accents were. If I hear a Russian accent coming out of the Mexican dude again...
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- Anonymous User
- 04-19-18
So Good.
Love this book would definitely recommend it. This story feels like real life. The characters feel like living people to me.