I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Pretty Writing. Art. Magical Realism. 

Annual re-read! & Annotation & Sweetwine Bible-making. 

Rating: 5/5

Pages: 371

Started: 18 October 2023

Finished: 22 October 2023

Summary:

    Noah is an artist, armed with the ecstatic impulse, painting an invisible museum in technicolor in his own head. When, one summer, Brian moves in next door, Noah's world expands more than he thought possible. 

    Two years later, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, Noah refuses to pick up a paintbrush, but his twin sister Jude, armed with a book of superstition and backed by her grandmother's ghost, starts a mentorship with the famed sculptor Guillermo Garcia. Through her mentorship, her art, and her meeting Oscar, G's adopted son, Jude slowly learns how to press un-pause on her own life. 

Thoughts: 

    I will do anything for this book. Re-annotating was very fun, and I found that every thought I had had already been written down the year before. It was also fun to put all of the Sweetwine Bible entries into my actual book, and I'm very excited to see what other superstitions get added in the future. 

dreams are an insight into what is on your mind 

knock on wood 

if i see butterflies, there's going to be a change 

if you tell someone your wish, it won't come true