#89 in Young adult
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” is warm, funny young adult fiction built on a good idea. Its hero falls in love by anonymous email with someone whose mind he knows long before his name. Simon is easy company, and the coming-out story is told with lightness instead of melodrama; for some young readers it has mattered a great deal. Those arriving with sky-high expectations may find it simply sweet, not extraordinary.
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About the book
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a 2015 young adult novel and the debut book by American author Becky Albertalli. The coming-of-age story focuses on its titular protagonist Simon Spier, a closeted, gay, high school-aged boy who is forced to come out after a blackmailer discovers Simon's emails written to another closeted classmate with whom he has fallen in love.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 677 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 53 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 624 | 92% |
Frequently asked
What age is Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda for?
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 320 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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