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Subway Girl (2011)

by P.J. Converse(Favorite Author)

3.23 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061575143 (ISBN13: 9780061575143)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HarperTeen

review 1: In the book " Subway Girl" by P.J. Converse talks about a guy and girl who don't speak the same language they both fall in love but some how Simon and Amy understand each other perfectly. Like if something connects them together. The story takes place in Hong Kong where they met. The main characters are Simon and Amy I think this book helps you realized what a true love should look like. For example in a relationship two people should always stick together matter what happens between them two. The word "Love" is a different feeling than just saying. In Hong Kong Simon sees Amy but he didn't have the courage to talk to her. He was afraid that she was not going to be able to understand him because he was failing in his English and she doesn't speak Chinese. Simon frustratin... moreg in his English class and feels like his going to fail They were just two teens in love like any other couples you see. w
review 2: 2.5 Stars While I found Subway Girl to be an interesting, sweet book, it was nothing special. To me it was the kind of book that you don't mind reading, but wouldn't have any problem setting it down and never picking back up. This book had potential, I admit, but in the end fell short for several reasons. When you begin, it's very slow going. The beginning seemed scattered and was quite dull -- luckily, it doesn't remain that way for TOO long or o wouldn't have continued. There are a ton of side characters, but none who have any importance whatsoever. I realize the main purpose of this novel was to follow the story of Simon and Amy, but side characters are like the spices in soup. The book is simply bland without a few kickass sidekicks thrown in. A book can have a strong lead and an excellent plot, but it simply won't be as enjoyable without more side characters who arnt just THERE but have meaning, unique personalities, and impact the story. As you can tell, this wasn't the case in Subway Girl, which heavily altered my final thlights of it. Let's face it -- the relationship between Amy and Simon was cute, but that's pretty much it. I'm no love doctor, but I really didn't sense a deeper meaning behind their relationship. It was all surface attraction and instantaneous bonding.I get that he was always there for her, which is very sweet, but their relationship just didn't have time to develop enough. Maybe if it would've, the book would've been more enjoyable. This next part may just be an error on my part, but it seemed that Simon didn't understand at all that Amy was pregnant. Maybe this is just me, but Simon acted so obliviously to the fact that she was pregnant that it almost seemed he didn't know she was at all. Also, it was just another abort and move on. Not exactly deep, let alone creative. In the end (literally and metaphorically), Subway Girl failed to live up to my expectations. I thought it was going to be heavier than it actually turned out to be, but for an abortion story it was fairly light, maybe in the gray area between light and heavy. Go ahead and give it a try, though, if you're not too into details, it may be the book for you. However, I think it will be read and forgotten within a matter of moaths. It's, simply put, not memorable. less

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