Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Book - 2015
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity and that of his pen pal will be revealed. The plot contains pervasive profanity and sexual references.
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Movie renamed Love, Simon. This one got the most Yay's from the audience.
Simon faces the threat of being outed as gay unless he helps his classmate Martin romance one of his best friends, while simultaneously trying to figure out the identity of his anonymous pen pal and crush, Blue.
What happens when someone’s biggest secret is in jeopardy PLUS having to deal with figuring out who their secret admirer is? Drama. But maybe also a happy ending?
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Add Age Suitabilityjazminefinuliar04 thinks this title is suitable for 13 years and over
indigo_yak_25 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 13 and 17
Quotes
Add a Quote“I like no endings. I like things that don't end.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“There are some socks that shouldn't be washed by your mom.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“Really, though, there are only two kinds of weather: hoodie weather and weather where you wear a hoodie anyway.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“I’m too busy trying not to be in love with someone who isn’t real.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“He tells me to pick the music. I’m not sure if he knows that handing me his iPod is like handing me the window to his soul.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“I mean, I feel secure in my masculinity, too. Being secure in you masculinity isn't the same as being straight.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“What's a dementor?"
I mean, I can't even. "Nora, you are no longer my sister."
"So it's some Harry Potter thing," she says.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn't be this big awkward thing whether you're straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I'm just saying.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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Add a CommentA book that I think I like the movie better. The start was slow and hard to get into.
How come no one told me Simon was a Harry Potter fan?!? I would've picked this up much sooner.
I loved that the characters were flawed and made mistakes, but not such ridiculous mistakes that I wanted to scream at them. Overall, it was an adorable teen romance, partially told through anonymous emails (and I'm a sucker for epistolary novels). When I was finished, tore through the rest of novels in the "Simonverse."
This book was so adorable! Simon, a closeted gay high school student, finds another gay student at his school, but his search for this mysterious boy named “Blue” leads to a series of events filled with teenage drama. This book had me hooked and at the edge of my seat. It is very well written and it almost makes you feel like you know the characters personally; each character having their own traits and flaws make the book very interesting. This was the first novel I’ve read that falls into the romance genre, and I absolutely loved it! This book is outstanding. I would definitely recommend checking it out !!!!
I have never watched the movie (although it's on my list), so I decided to read the book. I loved it from the very beginning. All the characters were so relatable. The whole "Blue" thing was a mystery to me throughout the whole book, which was so frustrating! I would definitely read this book again; I loved it so much!
Absolutely perfect. This is narrated by Simon, and he has such an interesting voice/tone. The characters feel so real, and references to popular culture--My Chemical Romance, manga, etc.--really help make the reader feel like this world is just like the real world. I would definitely recommend this.
I loved this book. Simon is a boy I think everyone can love sweet, nerdy, and theatrical. The book follows him trying to deal with the fact that he will either be blackmailed or outed before he is ready. I just enjoyed the book all the way through.
In this novel by Becky Albertalli, a teenage boy named Simon Spier, who is struggling to come out to his friends and family for fear of rejection despite their undying love and support for him. However, he is forced to come out of the closet eventually when someone begins blackmailing him with emails that he has written to an anonymous person from school that also deals with the fact that he’s closeted. This book was super interesting to read, reading about LGBTQ+ experiences makes me feel less alone in my journey to finding myself and who I am as a person. What I also like is that every character is honestly packed with personality which makes this story so much more interesting. Usually in romance novels, it only centers around the romance and the other aspects of the book, especially the characters, have flat personalities. In this book, however, every character is so lovable in their own way, and it makes the whole “romance” plot of the story more enjoyable. Overall, I highly recommend reading this book as well as watching the movie based on it called Love, Simon!
Becky Albertalli‘s novel “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda” tells the story of a high school student who anonymously meets another student online. They develop a relationship without ever meeting. When Simon is viciously outed at school, his world begins to fall apart. The worst thing is he may lose the man he loves and has never met in person. Though there are many similarities to the movie version "Love Simon", you will still find many new and different things in the book to enjoy. I did.
so glad, saw the movie first. Book is a lot different but enjoyable. If I read the book first the mystery of the final out come would have been ruined...
This one was really fun! I love epistolary novels to begin with and then add some teenage love/angst and I'm sold. Plus I will fight anyone not fully in love with Simon.
Every character in the book was well written and not flat. From Simon's family to his friends to the cast of the play - I loved them all except Leah who I wanted to kill the whole time but who I also relate heavily to. Now that I'm aware that this will be a series focusing on the "side characters" in each subsequent book, the time Albertalli took to develop her characters makes a lot more sense.
The author hit on some very important topics like privacy, not quite OK jokes, outing vs coming out, the straight/white status quo, requited vs unrequited love etc. These dichotomies and the way Simon navigated them with his wry sense of humor made the book both heart breaking and hilarious in turn. Simon's resilience and firm sense of self while dealing with the struggles and triumphs of living as a gay teenager in the south provides a role model that I think everyone can learn from.