#lucas ryan

[pickledsprite]

me too tori, me too.

[jimjamkagaricci]

I lied. Put your clothes back on. We’re gonna talk about Solitaire by Alice Oseman and how Lucas only liked the idea of Tori and was convinced he was in love with her while Michael actually fell love with Tori because of who she really was.

[cynic-says-stuff]

I love how Michael becomes closer to Tori through the things she loves unlike Lucas who only pushes her away.

Lucas and Michael both bought Tori’s favourite drink for her, but only Michael got it right.

Lucas played Star Wars music during school assembly, whereas Michael went to watch the latest movie with her.

When Charlie got injured by Ben, Lucas organized that horrific event at the party, but Michael emotionally supported her.

Lucas locked Tori in a room and showed her a video of a violinist playing, whereas Michael actually did a duet with her.

Lucas did things, but Michael did them right.

[ilianazzzfanofblogs]

NICK CHOKED ON HIS TEA 💀😭

[bunzisntnormal]

solitaire day :D!!

[ast3ria-blue]

Tori is diet lemonade. Lucas buys her sprite, which Tori says is not lemonade or diet. Sprite is fake lemonade. Michael buys Tori her favourite brand of diet lemonade. It’s real diet lemonade.

Lucas was in love with the memory of her, Michael is in love with her. Lucas’ sprite is fake and his version of her is fake, but Michaels diet lemonade is real just as his version of her is real.

This is my mind after reading solitaire 10+ times

[fullsaw]

Most Alice Oseman books have very low stakes and all problems are usually wrapped up my the end EXCEPT Solitaire in which a fucking school burns to the ground

[a-weepin-willow]

Lucas in Solitaire literally went ”I can fix her” and then ended up burning down a school (almost killing the girl), launched fireworks at innocent people at a music festival (almost killing the girl), made the girl go through a breakdown that lasted for several months, gave the girl PTSD, made the girl realize she was suicidal (almost killing the girl) AND SHE ENDED UP FINDING HER SOULMATE IN ANOTHER FUCKING BOY

[vexedhearts]

Profound words by Michael Holden

[pessimisticbreadslice]

"This is supposed to be the best time of our lives," he says.

Becky snorts into Lucas's shoulder. 

"If this is the best time of my life, I might as well end it immediately." (Solitaire)

[pickledsprite]

February 4th…

It’s solitaire’s death and sprolden kiss day guys🤗🤗

[michaelholdenenjoyer]

GOODBYEEE I JUST FOUND OUT THERES A TREND WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING THEIR PRIMARY BEST FRIENDS THEIR LUCAS RYANS 😭😭😭 "For my Lucas Ryan" ain't no wayy 💀 if they knew who lucas was they wouldn't post that LMAOAOA straight people using solitaire audios are fucking comical

[juicylipsperson]

(I'm gonna cry if someone picks ben)

[adogcalledbooster]

It Is February 4th motherf-ers

it’s Solitaire day today!! Happy solitaire day everyone. DONT burn down your school xoxo

[izavella21]

This book. This book right here. I love it. I love it a lot. Here are some reasons why:

The narration style. I remember when I first read this book, there were so many moments where I'd read a line and think "so relatable". Tori, why are you so relatable?

Tori and Charlie's relationship. I think it's not that common to see a wholesome sibling relationship, so I'm glad that was included in this book. (Also, I don't know if it's just me, but I feel that we don't really see that a lot in Heartstopper)

Tori and Charlie both saw the signs of each other's decline in mental health, and regret never doing anything about it. And they both assure each other that despite the mental health struggles, and despite not doing anything about each other's mental health struggles, they still love each other and care about each other.

There's a scene where Lucas gives Tori a can of Sprite, and Tori mentally notes that it isn’t the drink she likes. Later in the book, Micheal gives Tori diet lemonade, which is the drink she likes. And the beats of these two scenes are very similar.

Also, after Lucas gives Tori the sprite, she asks him about the books he has, and one of them is The Great Gatsby. When Tori asks him what’s it about, he answers “It’s about someone who's in love with a dream." You don't say...

(Basically, I think those two scenes are meant to show that Lucas is in love with idea of Tori, while Michael loves Tori as she is. Lucas goes about his relationship with Tori in the "wrong" way, while Michael goes about it in the "right" way)

The way Tori’s depression was handled felt so…candid for lack of a better term. I feel that depression and suicidal thoughts/ideation is something that is tricky to get right. I think Solitaire is a good depiction of depression. A believable one at least. One where you're able to empathize with the character.

Michael Holden. Just, Michael Holden.

I don't know about others, but I've always read Tori and Micheal's relationship as queerplatonic. You never see that in fiction, so I appreciate it.

The story takes place in winter, and there are so many moments when Micheal shows up in a t-shirt, or otherwise light clothing, and Tori wonders at various points if he’s a human furnace.

Meanwhile, there are multiple lines where Tori is described as a “ghost” or as “cold”.

Nick Nelson beating up Ben Hope. Do I condone violence? No. Do I condone violence towards Ben Hope by Nick Nelson? Absolutely.

The scene where Tori's not having a good day, and Michael comes over to her house to spend time with her so that she isn't alone. In their phone conversation before that, Michael says that Tori reminds him of "an old person who lives alone, like, with cats and daytime television." Michael also seems like the type of person who would keep old people company.

The scene where Tori realizes Michael wanted to invite her to one of his races, a really important one at that, and the minute she realizes this, she instantly books it to the rink. She wasn't planning on doing anything that day, but the minute she learned that Michael had something important going on, she dropped everything to be there.

I think every scene focused on Tori and Micheal is amazing.

To this day, it amazes me that Alice Oseman wrote and published this book at the age of SEVENTEEN!

There was the right balance between dark and mature elements and more wholesome ones. I'd say that's the case for all of Alice Oseman's work, but especially Solitaire, which is considered the darkest. I feel that's a tricky balance to strike, and I felt that Solitaire, even the original iteration, strikes that balance well.

This book has short chapters, and I think that makes it easy to read.

I love the audiobook. I mean the old audiobook narrated by Jayne Entwistle. I've listened to the new one narrated Jenny Walser, and it's good, but I think I prefer the old one. It's so pleasant to the ears. I love her voice.

Thank you for reading!

[aliceinaslyum]