Okay, I know I was reading The Diabolic, and I'm still not finished with it, but I speed-read Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I LOVE this book! I'll probably re-read it, since it's not due for over two weeks. It turns out my predictions were mostly right, or at least addressed, so I want to run through those.
So, first of all, Simon thought Cal would be Blue, and simply because he thought that, I kind of assumed he wouldn't be, because that's way too easy. He wasn't.
Then, I thought maybe Martin was Blue. I figured maybe that was why he brought up the emails-- not to blackmail Si, but to spend more time with him. Especuially when they started becoming a little more amibale towards each other, I thought it was the case. It didn't make sense once he got mad at Simon, though, since Blue was still responding normally to Simon's emails, so I didn't see how he could be mad but act normal as Blue.
I definitely didn't see Bram coming at all. I thought for sure it would be someone closer to Simon, but consideringz how often Simon commented on "soccer calves" it works out.
Honestly, Bram and Simon are the cutest. And the dorkiest, but those two things aren't mutually exclusive. I may not have expected it, but I love it regardless.
I think the fact that Simon expected Blue to be white and got mad at himself for that when Bram wasn't is super important, by the way. I love the thing about 'white shouldn't be the default, just like straight shouldn't be the default' and it fits the book so well.
Plus, I was surprised by the religious representation. I mean, there wasn't a ton, but two Jewish characters is more than I've read in a book where it isn't a main part of the plot. I also thought the half-Jewish, half-Episcopal thing was interesting. Is that something that happens in real life? People born into two religions? Isn't that confusing?
So, overall, I really really really really love this book and all the characters and everything about it, and I'm so excited to see the movie tomorrow. 😍😍😍
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