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Lädt ... Wenn Du meinst... (German Edition)von Amy Lane
   Books Read in 2021 (2,660) Books Read in 2017 (2,791) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) Reenz38 | May 6, 2023 |  I have one word for this book. Charming. A little bit of angst, a touch of humor and a HEA in a quick read. If I Must is told in third person through the eyes of Joel Martinez a computer programmer as he relates his memories of his roommate Ian Cooper, to his sister over Thanksgiving vacation. Ian is a mathematical genius, but lives so much in his head he can barely function in his own life. That is until Joel came along and made Ian’s world ‘real.’ I get the feeling that Ian was never loved as he grew up, but only valued for his genius. How he survived without people taking advantage of him through the years is beyond me, but belief will need to be suspended for this story. I sensed Ian’s loneliness and his desire to be loved and it made my heart ache for him. Joel grounds Ian to the real world. He organizes Ian’s life and makes Ian’s life worth living instead of just existing with the numbers and theories in his head. In return Ian gives Joel a purpose to his life and makes him feel needed. One thing I had trouble with was that Ian sounded a bit ‘slow.’ I get that he was a genius and I don’t think it was that he was just socially inept. It was his speech pattern that made me think that Ian was not ‘all there’ and not because he was in his head working on abstract ideas. The characters were easily pictured even in the short span of time we get to know them. I wish however, we got to know them a bit more because they were enjoyable to read. The first part of the book was told with current memories switching off with past memories. It was disorienting for me and I didn’t like it all that much. But I suppose in a way it resembled Ian’s way of being outside his head and being inside his head. The other thing I didn’t like was the overuse of the description, ‘rolled his eyes.’ Joel did a lot of rolling of the eyes, especially in the beginning of the story. I dislike it when an author overuses a term instead of expressing an action in a different way. In the end I enjoyed If I Must although I wish it was longer so we could have had a closer and deeper look at Joel and Ian. I give this 3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars because Goodreads doesn’t give half stars. (  ) Penumbra1 | Oct 11, 2022 | ) ktomp17 | Mar 21, 2021 | (  ) Mrella | Mar 8, 2021 | The very practical Joel runs into super-intelligent Ian and becomes his roommate, helping him organize his life. A friendship develops which Joel refuses to see as more until his mother and sister help him overcome his (now dead) father's prejudice against being gay. Once that happens, nothing can stop the two from becoming lovers. The characters were real and funny, each in their own way. There were quite a few memories and flashbacks for such a short book, but on the whole I thought it was very enjoyable. ( ) SerenaYates | Oct 19, 2017 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Joel Martinez, ein praktisch denkender und gut organisierter Computerprogrammierer, ist der Mitbewohner von Ian Cooper, einem zertifizierten, IQ-in-der-Stratosph#65533;re Mathegenie, das im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes in seinem allt#65533;glichen Chaos seine Unterw#65533;sche nicht finden kann. Als er #65533;ber die Feiertage seine Mutter besucht, l#65533;sst er Ian mit einem unguten Gef#65533;hl zur#65533;ck. Um sich abzulenken, erz#65533;hlt er seiner Schwester Geschichten #65533;ber den Alltag mit Ian und stellt fest, dass er weit mehr f#65533;r Ian empfindet, als ihm bewusst war. Als Ian ihn verst#65533;rt anruft, weil die einzige, die ihn liebt (eine halb verwilderte Katze namens Elender Bastard) eingeschl#65533;fert werden muss, eilt Joel nach Hause und hofft, dass sich Gegens#65533;tze tats#65533;chlich anziehen. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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