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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

By: Becky Albertalli
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch.

Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better.

Simon Spier is 16 and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for. But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated. Because for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal.... It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal.

©2015 Becky Albertalli (P)2017 Penguin Audio Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Feel-Good
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a great fun and heart warming story. connected with the teens and the parents as they traverse the awkward terrain on teenage love and friendship

beautiful story of a first love

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I adored how well this book was read, the story really came to life and I had no troubles finishing it

Phenomenal

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Was absolutely fantastic, a beautiful book, different enough from the movie to make it well worth listening too.

Fantastic

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While I wasn't expecting anything amazing, I found this didn't really live up to the hype. I read this after watching the movie. While I think the movie made everything a little over dramatic, some elements of the book just annoyed me. The swearing seemed like it was the just for the shock value, it was little was jarring at times and the were just a little too many pop culture references.
While it not a bad read, the narration is great, it definitely wasn't this amazing literary peice that it was made out to be.

A bit of a let down

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an easy read. a great story of discovery and finding love mixed with the usual teen angst

great story of discovery

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Writing that deeply understands the human condition and what the reader wants. Not a word wasted, leaves you wanting more without cheating you out of a satisfying story. It's a story that can push all of your emotional button but it earns it, nothing is cheap or leaning too much on tropes.

Reading this book feels like falling in love

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I listened to this book after I watched the movie just the other day and the book and the story line is so much better than the movie. It's so engaging and it really made me feel like I was Simon. I was able to feel really connected to the charters but I thought Leah would have had more of a bigger role than she did. It was still amazing. I recommend this to anyone wanting a love story.

AMAZING

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Having had a huge break in reading - particularly in the YA genre - this was a great book to ease back into a regular reading groove. It was light and goofy and fun with an enjoyable feel good ending.

There was maybe a wee bit too much sap towards the end, but not too much that I didn’t enjoy it.

Fun Sappy Fluff

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love love loved it, brilliantly written and the narrator was clear and very easy to listen to.

absolutely loved this book and the narrator

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Perfect happy go lucky story to clean the house to. I began and finished this today and will be moving straight on to the next one!

One day binge

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