The History of Jane Doe, Michael Belanger
The History of Jane Doe, Michael Belanger
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The History of Jane Doe

Author: Michael Belanger

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018

Synopsis

This coming-of-age story examines the wonder of finding someone who finally sees you, the pain of depression, and the beautiful, horrible, astonishing, tragic truth of the past, present, and future.

“[An] impressive debut . . . John Green fans will gobble this one up.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“A [young adult] triple threat . . . genuine, believable, and relatable.”—Hello Giggles

Raymond Green was a history buff without a story of his own.

Simon Blackburn was Ray’s best friend, a passionate consumer of tween vampire novels and milk.

Their high school status was: Aggressively Ignored.

Then the sarcastic, folk-music-loving Jane Doe moves to Ray and Simon’s weird little town of Burgerville, and a miraculous thing happens: She chooses Ray and Simon as her people. And rather than imploding, the universe bends to accept this new reality.

So begins their junior year of green cows, epiphany-filled minivan rides, and first love. For once, Ray is more excited about the present than the past.

But here’s the thing about the present: You just don’t know what’s coming.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on June 29, 2018

Top Ten Reasons to read The History of Jane Doe: 1) My mom loves it. 2) My dad gave it a lukewarm, "pretty good," which in dad language counts as a five star. 3) My cat, Louisa, has tried to eat the hardcover edition multiple times. 4) Way before Louisa literally tried to gobble it up, Kirkus gave it......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on June 26, 2018

Imagine the quirky ~deepness~ of a John Green book but set it in Pawnee and you get The History of Jane Doe, lol. There were some things about this that I really liked, but mostly this was just okay. For me, this was very much an average 3 star book. Nothing specifically wrong with it, but I honestl......more

Goodreads review by Carole on September 02, 2018

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. There was a whole lot to like about this book. I decided to read this book largely because I was intrigued by the cover. I mean why would a green cow be on the cover of this book? I had to know. Once I started reading the story hooked me......more

Goodreads review by Joe on April 20, 2018

WOW! Humor is the pathway to depth, and Belanger's whit and relatable characters guide us to plunge the authentic feelings of high school anxiety, love and self worth with frequent laughs between the tears. Read this book. As a high school teacher and father I feel compelled to read YA lit, and in ge......more

Goodreads review by Lani on March 18, 2019

So, when the library recommended this book to me, I thought it was great timing since I didn't know what to read next. I clicked the Loan button before I even read the description. Then I made the mistake of reading reviews. I got spoilers, mediocre reviews and comparisons to John Green. I also had......more

Quotes

"[An] impressive debut . . . Suffused with quirky humor and equal parts life-affirming and heartbreaking, John Green fans will gobble this one up."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Readers looking for a moving, realistic portrayal of depression will appreciate this exceptional debut."—Publishers Weekly

"A powerful debut with a story for fans of John Green and Jennifer Niven . . . guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings.”—BuzzFeed

"A YA triple threat . . . genuine, believable, and relatable."—Hello Giggles

"Mixing humor with heartache, this is an unmissable coming-of-age story from an exciting new voice in YA."—BookBub

"A story of first love, heartbreak, and the darkness that is depression . . . an absolute must-read.”—Brightly

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