If I watched the film before reading the book, I probably wouldn't have bothered. In the book Blue's identity is kept secret until the last 50 pages or so, with subtle hints, some of which are misleading. In the film his identity is revealed explicitly 25 minutes in. Then there's that annoying teacher who talks to students about his tinder hookups, which no real teacher would ever do without getting fired and Martin's character is so unlikable in the film, in the book the whole point was everyone except Simon liked him, but here he's just annoying and awful and creepy.
The book felt so realistic and really resonated with me, being a gay teenager who is struggling to come out, and the film just didn't do it justice.
The book felt so realistic and really resonated with me, being a gay teenager who is struggling to come out, and the film just didn't do it justice.