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# 4.6/5 star rating from 10,875 readers Authentic teen email romance Top 60 LGBTQ+ YA Bestseller Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: Becky Albertalli

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## Key Features

- • **Fresh Take on YA Romance:** Enjoy a story free from tired tropes, focusing on honest relationships and personal growth.
- • **Unputdownable Storytelling:** Experience a witty, funny, and emotionally rich narrative that readers breeze through in one sitting.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Loved:** Join over 10,000 readers who rated it 4.6 stars, making it a must-have for your bookshelf.
- • **Relatable & Realistic Characters:** Dive into a cast that feels like your high school friends, making every page nostalgic and genuine.
- • **Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Representation:** Celebrate one of the rare YA novels with a heartfelt, happy gay teen romance that breaks stereotypes.

## Overview

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli is a bestselling young adult novel ranked #57 in LGBTQ+ Romance for Young Adults, boasting a 4.6-star rating from over 10,000 readers. Praised for its authentic portrayal of teenage life and a groundbreaking gay romance, this witty and heartfelt story offers a fresh, relatable take on first love and identity that resonates deeply with millennials seeking inclusive, meaningful narratives.

## Description

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: Becky Albertalli : Albertalli, Becky: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: YA done well - YA contemporary is one of the genres I tend to read the least of - the majority of the books I read nowadays aren't YA and I'm much more inclined towards the speculative than the 'normal' - but every now and then I stray back into the genre, and I almost always enjoy it when I do. This instance was no different. I've heard nothing but praise for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, so when I saw the kindle edition was relatively cheap I bought a copy and if I hadn't started reading it in the late hours, with work the next morning, I easily could have read it in one sitting; I read it for about an hour before I went to sleep and breezed through almost a third of it. I finished it the next day. I flew through this book, it's so much fun and surprisingly funny; as in 'I-actually-laughed-while-reading-this-and-got-weird-looks-from-my-family' funny. This is one of those YA books where the characters feel like real teenagers. Some of the characters in this book reminded me of some of the people I went to school with, and as someone who so often finds it difficult to relate to the characters in contemporary YA this made for such a wonderfully nostalgic reading experience. I knew my fair share of Abbys, Taylors and Martins when I was at school. Simon is a fantastic protagonist. He's funny and adorable and also genuine; he feels like a real boy (no that's not a Pinocchio reference) and the way he reacts to the pretty horrible situation he finds himself in is perfectly realistic. Considering she's a (presumably) heterosexual woman, Becky Albertalli has written a young gay man very well. I loved his relationship with Blue, too; the two of them have electric, honest chemistry and their emails were heartwarming, heartwrenching and hilarious all at once. Even though Blue was a little frustrating at times, he was never unlikeable, and even though I guessed who Blue was just over half way through it didn't take anything away from the ultimate reveal. This isn't the best book I've ever read, but it was an incredibly pleasant surprise. I was glad that characters like Martin and Leah didn't get their ideal happy endings in a romantic sense because the two of them still have some growing to do; both of them were pretty s***** towards Abby, and what Martin does to Simon is, quite frankly, horrific. Blackmailing someone by threatening to out them is disrespectful and dangerous; some people don't come out because they don't feel safe in doing so, and Martin never even considers that. All in all it was a fabulously entertaining book that I loved from start to finish and couldn't put down - 5 stars from me!
Review: The gay teen romance we deserve (vague spoilers, that aren't really spoilers) - Honestly this is the fluffiest and sweetest book I've ever read. The characters are all likeable, admittedly at points I disliked some of them, and I always adored their interactions. As for Simon? He is one of very few gay protagonists I've had the pleasure to read about and he is a delight. If you're looking for a cute slice-of-life esque story this is definitely for you. This book is a sweet exploration of relationships and preconceptions and how maybe defining yourself--defining anyone--is really just refusing to see the truth and holding yourself back from growing. But more importantly, it's a well rounded teen romance with all the syrupy sweet goodness of first-loves and all the fuzzy loveliness we don't normally get to see for couples (or characters for that matter) that aren't straight. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a well-humoured, satisfying, story which doesn't rely on worn out tropes like miscommunication to add conflict. I'm honestly just over the moon that Simon got a happy non-ending and although I guessed who Blue was rather quickly I didn't find that fact irritating! It was a little heart breaking, Blue's uncertainty, but it all worked out and made the story all the sweeter. I've never been so pleased by a book with lgbt representation, there aren't many out there, but I think in an ideal world where there ARE thousands upon thousands of books with honest-to-god canon lgbt+ characters this book would still be in my top 10. A gay teen romance which doesn't end in tragedy and at no point made me want throw my kindle in frustration. If the book Gods can hear me I'd like more of the same!

## Features

- New Store Stock

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 121,170 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 57 in LGBTQ+ Romance for Young Adults 84 in Young Adult Nonfiction on Dating & Intimacy 85 in Young Adult Health Books on Sexuality & Pregnancy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 10,875 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ YA done well
*by J***N on 14 October 2015*

YA contemporary is one of the genres I tend to read the least of - the majority of the books I read nowadays aren't YA and I'm much more inclined towards the speculative than the 'normal' - but every now and then I stray back into the genre, and I almost always enjoy it when I do. This instance was no different. I've heard nothing but praise for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, so when I saw the kindle edition was relatively cheap I bought a copy and if I hadn't started reading it in the late hours, with work the next morning, I easily could have read it in one sitting; I read it for about an hour before I went to sleep and breezed through almost a third of it. I finished it the next day. I flew through this book, it's so much fun and surprisingly funny; as in 'I-actually-laughed-while-reading-this-and-got-weird-looks-from-my-family' funny. This is one of those YA books where the characters feel like real teenagers. Some of the characters in this book reminded me of some of the people I went to school with, and as someone who so often finds it difficult to relate to the characters in contemporary YA this made for such a wonderfully nostalgic reading experience. I knew my fair share of Abbys, Taylors and Martins when I was at school. Simon is a fantastic protagonist. He's funny and adorable and also genuine; he feels like a real boy (no that's not a Pinocchio reference) and the way he reacts to the pretty horrible situation he finds himself in is perfectly realistic. Considering she's a (presumably) heterosexual woman, Becky Albertalli has written a young gay man very well. I loved his relationship with Blue, too; the two of them have electric, honest chemistry and their emails were heartwarming, heartwrenching and hilarious all at once. Even though Blue was a little frustrating at times, he was never unlikeable, and even though I guessed who Blue was just over half way through it didn't take anything away from the ultimate reveal. This isn't the best book I've ever read, but it was an incredibly pleasant surprise. I was glad that characters like Martin and Leah didn't get their ideal happy endings in a romantic sense because the two of them still have some growing to do; both of them were pretty s***** towards Abby, and what Martin does to Simon is, quite frankly, horrific. Blackmailing someone by threatening to out them is disrespectful and dangerous; some people don't come out because they don't feel safe in doing so, and Martin never even considers that. All in all it was a fabulously entertaining book that I loved from start to finish and couldn't put down - 5 stars from me!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The gay teen romance we deserve (vague spoilers, that aren't really spoilers)
*by F***N on 19 April 2016*

Honestly this is the fluffiest and sweetest book I've ever read. The characters are all likeable, admittedly at points I disliked some of them, and I always adored their interactions. As for Simon? He is one of very few gay protagonists I've had the pleasure to read about and he is a delight. If you're looking for a cute slice-of-life esque story this is definitely for you. This book is a sweet exploration of relationships and preconceptions and how maybe defining yourself--defining anyone--is really just refusing to see the truth and holding yourself back from growing. But more importantly, it's a well rounded teen romance with all the syrupy sweet goodness of first-loves and all the fuzzy loveliness we don't normally get to see for couples (or characters for that matter) that aren't straight. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a well-humoured, satisfying, story which doesn't rely on worn out tropes like miscommunication to add conflict. I'm honestly just over the moon that Simon got a happy non-ending and although I guessed who Blue was rather quickly I didn't find that fact irritating! It was a little heart breaking, Blue's uncertainty, but it all worked out and made the story all the sweeter. I've never been so pleased by a book with lgbt representation, there aren't many out there, but I think in an ideal world where there ARE thousands upon thousands of books with honest-to-god canon lgbt+ characters this book would still be in my top 10. A gay teen romance which doesn't end in tragedy and at no point made me want throw my kindle in frustration. If the book Gods can hear me I'd like more of the same!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Touching and engaging
*by A***S on 8 March 2018*

Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda is a really fun novel to read, but it's not the easiest novel for me to review as a straight reader. I've read the arguments that this novel is more written for straight readers than LGBT ones and perhaps that's true. Really, I have no way of judging it. Perhaps this novel will speak to you on a personal level and perhaps not. However, I can say that I really enjoyed it. While the book doesn't have much by way of a plot, it presents a really moving character study of a gay teenager as he is forced to come out. It's really a look at why coming out is such a "big deal", contrasting the views of Simon's straight friends (many of whom don't fully understand him) with the complexity of Simon's feelings. While the story seems simple on the surface, it explores some very complicated themes as Simon struggles to define himself and discovers what he means to those around him. The chapters are interspersed with emails between Simon and Blue. These were some of my favourite parts of the story as they felt very natural. Their relationship clearly blossomed over the course of the story and both boys, while witty and heartfelt, also had noticeably different voices. However, I didn't really think that the novel dropped enough hints as to Blue's true identity. While there were some clues later in the novel, when this is finally revealed the story tries to make it seem as though this should have been obvious despite some of the information that was available to Simon was withheld from the reader. Yet the novel is still very sweet and I did get very invested in their relationship, ever hopeful that the two would eventually find happiness together. However, I did think that some of the secondary cast felt a bit shallow. While the cast of the story is quite large, Simon's viewpoint is understandably self-centred. All we really learn about the cast is how they react to Simon. Ultimately, we don't learn much about most of them purely because Simon doesn't know them on a personal level. So, in all, this novel is definitely one that I would recommend. I loved Simon as a character and found that I was incredibly invested in his relationship with Blue. While it's not my favourite LGBT novel, it's definitely one that I'd recommend.

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