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The Idea of You
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so that was…. a book….
this was SUCH a disappointment in a novel, there was so much potential in this idea and could’ve been such an interesting commentary on two aspects of society.
1. being the fact that women are often disregarded after a certain age
2. being the extreme lack of privacy celebrities like Taylor Swift and One Direction experience from their fans and the paparazzi
however the first argument fell completely apart when we’re talking about a 40-year-old woman dating a 20 year old and the second there was just “oh they only know the idea of you” without much substance. arguably this book could’ve done SO much if let’s say we aged both up, Solène being between 45-50 and Hayes being between 25-30, still the same age difference, just more appropriate and more effective with the “older women aren’t seen in society” with less of the weird almost illegal talk
As far as the second point i would’ve just liked to see more of the “oh i know you” from fans or even Isabelle and her friends with Hayes or the fans waiting outside or actual conversations from Hayes to Solène about the effects of this life instead of the “oh just ignore them” bc genuinely how do you expect someone who was an ordinary person to suddenly just ignore it???
last point, there was just TOO many times i had to side eye the pages because what the actually hell?? i have to many highlights of them saying suspicious things regarding minors im so sorry
anyway im excited for the movie i think (and i have hope) that it’s going to be better
this was SUCH a disappointment in a novel, there was so much potential in this idea and could’ve been such an interesting commentary on two aspects of society.
1. being the fact that women are often disregarded after a certain age
2. being the extreme lack of privacy celebrities like Taylor Swift and One Direction experience from their fans and the paparazzi
however the first argument fell completely apart when we’re talking about a 40-year-old woman dating a 20 year old and the second there was just “oh they only know the idea of you” without much substance. arguably this book could’ve done SO much if let’s say we aged both up, Solène being between 45-50 and Hayes being between 25-30, still the same age difference, just more appropriate and more effective with the “older women aren’t seen in society” with less of the weird almost illegal talk
As far as the second point i would’ve just liked to see more of the “oh i know you” from fans or even Isabelle and her friends with Hayes or the fans waiting outside or actual conversations from Hayes to Solène about the effects of this life instead of the “oh just ignore them” bc genuinely how do you expect someone who was an ordinary person to suddenly just ignore it???
last point, there was just TOO many times i had to side eye the pages because what the actually hell?? i have to many highlights of them saying suspicious things regarding minors im so sorry
anyway im excited for the movie i think (and i have hope) that it’s going to be better
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Reading Progress
March 20, 2024
– Shelved
March 20, 2024
– Shelved as:
to-read
March 27, 2024
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Started Reading
March 28, 2024
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1.0%
"I'm so sorry but I'm gonna think that Robin Lee thought of the band name August Moon after watching Austin & Ally and heard Austin Moon and said "yes that... but not""
March 30, 2024
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1.0%
"this woman did not just call her daughters friends her “cohorts” 😭 girl they are 11"
March 30, 2024
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4.0%
"i’m gonna start keeping track of how many times she refers to being French in someway bc what do mean i’m 4% through and it’s been mentioned 4 times??"
March 31, 2024
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6.0%
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HAYES IS ONLY 20?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE ISNT EVEN LEGAL TO DRINK IN THE US OF A???"
March 31, 2024
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14.0%
"the biggest plot hole in this book is that Hayes is just drinking cocktails left and right. I know he’s british but that british boy is 20 and in New York"
April 1, 2024
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21.0%
"i’m praying they age Hayes up in the movie, and by age up i mean minimum age is 23 bc i cannot handle that he’s 20 😭"
April 1, 2024
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35.0%
"i should’ve started a tally with how many times she says she could be his mother 😭"
April 3, 2024
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0.0%
April 3, 2024
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56.0%
"i’m so sick of this woman my god. “she wasn’t supposed to find out this way” then why didn’t you tell her before he came to LA like you said you were???"
April 4, 2024
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66.0%
"this book makes me so upset because I KNOW that if Hayes was just older and there was less "oh hes so young" I would be eating all of this up"
April 6, 2024
– Shelved as:
wish-i-hadnt-read
April 6, 2024
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Finished Reading
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