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# Holding Up the Universe

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Holding Up the Universe : Jennifer Niven: desertcart.in: Books

Review: Read this before you buy 🙋‍♂️ - ✒️ Story is about two character LIBBY & JACK both comes from different back ground but still there is something common in between them. LIBBY who become America's fattest kid after her mom died, she faced a kind of depression when she was 8 years old and she just start eating alot and as in result she become fattest kid of America. She has been rescued from her house. Copes broke her house to take her out from it. Now every body in her town knows her, she got so many threating emails, latters, texts even her dad got to. Where JACK who is hottest guy of school for everyone has different personality which he hides from everyone. Also he was facing face blindness in which he can't remember people's face, the second thing is nobody knows about it, he hides his problem from his family, friends and everyone. After lossing hundreds of pound weight when Libby joins school, she face many problems like bulling, getting insult from everyone, pranks and that's how she met Jack. ( On first meeting she punched him on his face ) Jack realise it was his mistake and toke responsibility for it, Libby and he slowly become friends, he found he had never met girl like her, she is so strong from inside. And they fell for each other. Story has many more things. What i like so much is Libby, she is really an inspirational character. She is brave, she know how to deal with people who hate her without any reason, she is kind, understanding, helpful and many more things. Everyone should read this book. This book inspire us to not give up on own self no matter if the world is hating you. They way this book is written is also good, easy to understand, simple language well explain things. Even if you are beginner pick this.
Review: Awesome read. - This book is a great choice after reading an emotionally affecting book. If you need a light read with a good plot, this is the one. I personally liked this book very much and LOVED the ending. So, in conclusion, I would say, go for it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #43,804 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Fiction About Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance for Young Adults #31 in Books on Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance for Young Adults #64 in Fiction About Family for Young Adults |
| Country of Origin  | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (6,122) |
| Dimensions  | 12.6 x 3.4 x 19.4 cm |
| Edition  | Latest |
| ISBN-10  | 0141357053 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0141357058 |
| Importer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Item Weight  | 301 g |
| Language  | English |
| Net Quantity  | 500.00 Grams |
| Packer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Print length  | 432 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 January 2016 |
| Publisher  | Penguin |
| Reading age  | 12 - 16 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read this before you buy 🙋‍♂️
*by A***A on 5 February 2021*

✒️ Story is about two character LIBBY & JACK both comes from different back ground but still there is something common in between them. LIBBY who become America's fattest kid after her mom died, she faced a kind of depression when she was 8 years old and she just start eating alot and as in result she become fattest kid of America. She has been rescued from her house. Copes broke her house to take her out from it. Now every body in her town knows her, she got so many threating emails, latters, texts even her dad got to. Where JACK who is hottest guy of school for everyone has different personality which he hides from everyone. Also he was facing face blindness in which he can't remember people's face, the second thing is nobody knows about it, he hides his problem from his family, friends and everyone. After lossing hundreds of pound weight when Libby joins school, she face many problems like bulling, getting insult from everyone, pranks and that's how she met Jack. ( On first meeting she punched him on his face ) Jack realise it was his mistake and toke responsibility for it, Libby and he slowly become friends, he found he had never met girl like her, she is so strong from inside. And they fell for each other. Story has many more things. What i like so much is Libby, she is really an inspirational character. She is brave, she know how to deal with people who hate her without any reason, she is kind, understanding, helpful and many more things. Everyone should read this book. This book inspire us to not give up on own self no matter if the world is hating you. They way this book is written is also good, easy to understand, simple language well explain things. Even if you are beginner pick this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome read.
*by K***R on 10 November 2021*

This book is a great choice after reading an emotionally affecting book. If you need a light read with a good plot, this is the one. I personally liked this book very much and LOVED the ending. So, in conclusion, I would say, go for it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing read from a trusted author
*by A***R on 10 July 2019*

#BookReview ~ Name of the book: Holding Up The Universe Author: Jennifer Niven (@jenniferniven ) My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5/5 ~ I picked this book up because Jennifer Niven had my heart when I read All The Bright Places all those years ago. If you asked me to pick out a reason as to why I love her work, it would be because she writes about things that matter and she writes it in a way that make them matter to YOU. I had ATBP when I had no clue about mental health disorders and I still felt it. That's what good writing does to you. Makes you feel what you cannot. ~ Coming back to Holding Up The Universe, I loved it for two reasons: the characters and the character development. This book is about Libby Strout and Jack Masselin. Libby Strout is America's fattest teen and Jack Masselin has prosopagnosia (face blindness). Their story is naked and vulnerable because you'll feel the humiliation and you'll feel the struggle. Libby and Jack have a rough start but they're both compassionate, both outlaws so they fall for each other. There's sunshine and roses until there isn't. ~ Through Jack I could only imagine how difficult it would be not to remember faces and not recognize people except by identifiers. When Jack says "You deserve to be seen" I know he means it. Libby is brave and Libby will take you out. She's the kind of character we all wish we knew because she fight body shaming. At one point Libby says "My only crime was that I was fat" and that's the best line in the book. This book made me hopeful, made me think that there is an end to bullying and body shaming and all the horrible things people do to feel about themselves. Hope is what takes us forward. ~ Things I liked: 📚Characters - real, naked, lovable 📚Focused on character development than plot 📚Seeing through Jack's eyes 📚Realistic, nondramatic situations that'll feel natural 📚Didn't end in suicide and that brought hope (mental health books can have an impact without the characters dying) ~ Things I didn't like: 📚The fact that it probably could have had a little more story to it but that's find ~Do I recommend? Yes! If you like reading about things that matter, then yes.

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