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By: The most swoonworthy YA couples of all time

The most swoonworthy YA couples of all time — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:27:31 +0000

[...] and Jonah (How to Say Goodbye in Robot) - I love the idea of freaks/weirdos/strange folks finding each other in ways which, when you [...]

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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:52:33 +0000

[...] a book about real, deep friendship is worth 1000 cheap panty-melting thrills. And this is one of those [...]

By: BEA DAY 2: not as much BEA as you’re expecting

BEA DAY 2: not as much BEA as you’re expecting — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:26:48 +0000

[...] and i went on a pub crawl (literary, in fact! thanks, goodreads!) with the fabulous authors of how to say goodbye in robot and the blonde of the joke. and obvs it was AWESOME! we gossiped about the publishing industry and [...]

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:19:38 +0000

I just finished Robot, and while I thought it was beautifully written, I just never found myself believing it. I’m not sure what it was, but Bea and Jonah never fully materialized in my mind. The ghost and robot aspect keeps the reader at arm’s length, and I also never really believed the radio show listeners…I don’t know. I was very impressed by the writing, but I just found the characters and much of what they say and do (particularly Jonah’s big ending–like seriously, there were no pictures of him on the internet anywhere?) pretty unlikely. Still a lovely read, however!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:25:41 +0000

Welcome, ALY! I completely agree with you!

By: ALY

ALY — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:03:14 +0000

I thik this book is wonderful, its so romantic, i simply love it!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:17:37 +0000

Eee, awesome, Posh!

Natalie Standiford, if you follow the link that Posh left you, welcome! And thank you for writing this book!

By: Poshdeluxe

Poshdeluxe — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:58:37 +0000

oh you guys. i just finished this book and my heart is aching with bittersweetness. and even though this is erin’s review, i’m hijacking it in order to file it under “required reading” because SO. AMAZING. GAH.

i completely agree with the “sweethearts” comparison, but there’s also a charming whimsicality to this book that intensifies the ethereal nature of the bea and jonah’s relationship.

in an attempt to savor this book for as long as possible, i went to natalie standiford’s website and found this magical treasure trove:

http://www.nataliestandiford.com/disc.htm

gah i so want to take pictures like bea and her mom. esp. that one of liz taylor. but even more, i wanna fly on that magic carpet into kreplax’s future and find jonah.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:03:35 +0000

I really want the radio show to be real, y’all. I mean, granted I’m from Houston, so the competition is Dean and Rog, who make me want to vomit, but the little community around the radio show is so great.

Anton Yelchin is fab. Hey, Anton! I’m in Russia! Where are you?

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:48:17 +0000

Erin, it’s funny, but when you described Bea and Jonah’s relationship, I thought, “That sounds like Sweethearts!” And sho nuff.

I looooove Anton Yelchin. He was a highlight in both Terminator and Star Trek this year. I think he’s going to be a really huge actor. Mark my words!