The Geogprahy of You And Me

Jennifer Smith's Geography of You and Me is one typical love story -- in a good way.

This rather quick read tells the love story of Lucy, a rich girl from Manhattan; and of Owen, a rather charming boy who moves from state to state with his father like a gypsy. They live in the same apartment building, and because of major city blackout, they shared a wondrous night. However, once the power was back, so is their own realities. Lucy moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. On the other hand, Owen moved to the farther West coast of the United States. The rest of the novel talks about how they maintained contact with each other even though they are thousands of miles away -- and also, the much awaited reunion!

Truth to be told, this novel quite charmed me because of its typicalness. It's a very easy read -- no wonder it is on the Reluctant Readers list.

The good thing about this novel is that the plot is very simple. Two people falling for each other at first sight and then moving away from each other; and at last, reuniting once more. This is very good for people who do not read a lot. Aside from that, the writing is very simple and sometimes colloquial. In this sense, Smith use a very friendly use of words and vocabulary.

Another thing I liked about this novel is that it switches point of views. One chapter may be with Owen's point of view and the next one would be Lucy's. I liked how Smith made this changes of views very easy and fluid as if you were watching a television series.

This is a very nice read for young adults because well, it talks about first romance. It is a sweet novel that is easy to read and could quite hook one up!