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Not Here to Be Liked audiobook

  • By: Michelle Quach
  • Narrator: Vyvy Nguyen
  • Length: 9 hours 18 minutes
  • Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
  • Publish date: September 14, 2021
  • Language: English
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Not Here to Be Liked Audiobook Summary

“A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between.” –Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get…when you fall for your enemy.

Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len–who is tall, handsome, and male–just seems more like a leader.

When Eliza’s frustration spills out in a viral essay, she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between those who believe she’s a gender equality champion and others who think she’s simply crying misogyny.

Amid this growing tension, the school asks Eliza and Len to work side by side to demonstrate civility. But as they get to know one another, Eliza feels increasingly trapped by a horrifying realization–she just might be falling for the face of the patriarchy himself.

New York Times New and Upcoming Young Adult Book to Watch For * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year * NPR Best Books of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of the Year * Rise: A Feminist Book Project Book of the Year * A CCBC Choices Pick of the Year * Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year *

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Not Here to Be Liked Audiobook Narrator

Vyvy Nguyen is the narrator of Not Here to Be Liked audiobook that was written by Michelle Quach

Michelle Quach is a graphic designer and writer living in Los Angeles. She’s Chinese Vietnamese American and a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied history and literature. You can find her online at www.michellequach.com.

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Michelle Quach is the author of Not Here to Be Liked

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Narrator Vyvy Nguyen
Length 9 hours 18 minutes
Author Michelle Quach
Publisher Katherine Tegen Books
Release date September 14, 2021
ISBN 9780063038400

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The publisher of the Not Here to Be Liked is Katherine Tegen Books. The imprint is Katherine Tegen Books. It is supplied by Katherine Tegen Books. The ISBN-13 is 9780063038400.

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Goodreads Reviews

elhyza

September 20, 2021

“Feminism...it’s about all of us working toward equality, together.”4.75☆ — oh my god, this was truly so perfect like a dream YA romcom contemporary come true with just a fantastic balance of friendships, stereotypes, a rivalry romance that makes your heart feel all fuzzy, and focus on important topics, mainly feminism that is clear but also internalized misogyny, sexism, and the patriarchal society that's hard to live in. It's 2am and my emotions are riding an all-time high from finishing this beautiful debut, absolutely made me go through so many emotions on top of being a thought-provoking read. I have quite a bit of a review that goes into a tangent so bear with me.The character development in this book was so clearly outstandingly done with the three characters of Eliza, Winona, and Serena specifically. Eliza as the title tells us, starts off as an unlikeable character whose feminist views along with her best friend Winona's are more foundational with taking the route of never wanting to be involved with a guy and turn their noses at catering towards the male gaze. Which isn't a bad thing but they take it a bit extreme at first that they don't realize their internalized misogyny towards other girls. This brings in Serena, who is everything they stand against, having a popular jock boyfriend and they view Serena as "nice" which to them equivalates to thinking about how others perceive of her. When Eliza's manifesto calling out the sexism in the editor in chief election results is accidentally posted online kicking off a feminist movement discussion in their school, both Eliza and Winona are understandably suspicious of Serena being performative. But we get to see Serena's development and the flaws that make her, what got her to be the person we saw at first, and how she grows genuinely in her feminist ideals especially conversations with Eliza. Those conversations helped not only Serena grow but Eliza sees that there isn't an exact rule book to follow when it comes to being a feminist. And we also see Winona come to terms with the flawed ideals as well, with her filmmaking talent is frustrated with the male-dominated industry yet despite that is defeated that it still means something to be acknowledged by the ones in power. One particular conversation on stereotypes in the beginning with Serena starting out on her journey against the patriarchy, between the three of them Eliza and Serena both east Asian and Winona being Black, stuck out to me: “Oh, my parents tell me to keep my head down, too,” Serena pipes up. “They especially don’t like the idea of girls making a scene. It’s totally annoying, but they’re all about that ‘good Asian’ thing.”I cock my head at her. “You mean . . . the model-minority myth?”“Yeah, exactly!” Serena snaps her fingers in recognition. “But we want to break out of stereotypes, right? Wouldn’t this be a great way to do that?”Winona takes stock of the crowd in our immediate vicinity, which is entirely Korean besides me, and entirely Asian except for her. “It’s a little different when the stereotype you’re dealing with is ‘angry Black woman,’” she says dryly.Immediately, I realize I should’ve thought of this earlier—that part of the reason for Winona’s hesitation might have to do with something bigger than her or her dad. Fortunately, Serena, with surprising nimbleness, seems to understand as well. When it comes to Eliza, she's possibly one of the best developed mains I've read in contemporary in a while. Though quite frustrating at first, she grows on you and you empathize with her a lot seeing what her home life is like and everything she endures at school from bullying to sexism to misogyny after her manifesto blows up and the whole school turns their eyes her way. Len DiMartile also honestly plays a huge part in her character development. Let me just get out of the way that I adored every single bit of their romance being a sap for romance myself. Their whole rivals forced to work together to lovers dynamic that had a good slow build-up seeing them vulnerable opening up to each other slowly was everything to me. They just had so many moments that made me go absolutely insane and my heart so giddy. With Len being the face of everything Eliza's against she had so many conflicting feelings between her feminist code and her growing feelings for him as they spent time together. The use of a particular trope I didn't see coming at all made sense in the structure of the story and this happening had readers see the extent of how much Len had grown to care for Eliza as well. But it's Len's entrance into her life that makes Eliza come to the realization that rules are meant to be broken and there's nothing wrong with following her heart's desires and also beauty isn't for the male gaze but for herself being comfortable in her own skin. The development in their dynamic was fun to read and satisfying how on page they were with each other before and after the conflict, with their insightful conversations debating against the other but also sharing similar tastes and open to seeing what the other is into. Their boba hangouts had my heart bursting, especially when it got to the point where Len remembered her order. Where can I get a Len DiMartile??I also enjoyed the representation when it came to Eliza's Chinese-Viet family and Len being half Japanese and how the history of both were talked about especially when it came to the wars and camps with what previous generations had to suffer through. With Eliza's family I feel like there was more potential for deeper meaningful talks with her mom, but I still enjoyed seeing her bond with her sister grow as the story went on. But yeah phew wow, I can't believe this was a debut novel, it's become an instant favorite and comfort that I definitely see myself rereading. I'm very much looking forward to any future works Quach has in store!“It occurs to me then what a singular moment this is: here I am, inexplicably in solidarity with Serena Hwangbo, the girl whose entire student-council tenure has been based on nothing but marginally considerate behavior and attractive boyfriends. Feminism is a funny thing.” “Yes, I think, my heart already skipping out the door. I’ll go anywhere when you ask me that way.”

booksandzoe

May 06, 2022

this was everything Moxie wanted to be

nessma

October 07, 2021

4.5★not here to be liked is a beautifully nuanced, raw and real story that explores timely issues like feminism, race, performative activism and more through the lens of asian-american eliza quan as she re-discovers friendship, love, herself, and what she truly stands for.i just . i loved this book so much i could talk about it for ages. and...i will.so. i know the whole point of the book is that the main character is "unlikable" ... well. i liked her. i'm not sure whether she's meant to be unlikable by the other characters or the readers, because i as a reader loved following eliza along and definitely understood and got her narrative. she's one of the most well-written young-adult female protagonists and reading her story and where she came from made absolute sense to me. i loved reading from and about her, and i think questioning her "likability" is very both relevant to the story and highly ironic in a way, considering the themes the book dismantles.other than eliza, i also found the rest of the characters to be enlighteningly interesting to read about as well as the different discussions brought to light through each dynamic—from eliza's family to her love interest and friends and colleagues and even the boba bros. i loved reading from every single one and having them so distinct from one another but also similar in ways really helped enrichen the story with deep layers and intersectionality. one of my favorite characters (if not the one) is definitely winona, eliza's best friend. not only does her being the only black girl start many things, but winona also seemed to me like the voice of reason most of the time and i anticipated her input whenever she was in a scene.i liked how every character is flawed in their own way, especially len dimartile whose character surprised me a bit. the romance was cute and i wish we had more depth into that but i'll take what i get! i'm not a big fan of the entire cast though and i believe there was intention behind that from the author; i don't think all readers will agree on who's self-righteous and who's performative or who's there to be there, and that brings us to the heart of the story.as much as i loved the characters and their dynamics since the story is character-driven and really focuses a lot on their decisions and thought processes, i also appreciated how nuanced the issues described in the book were. it's not your basic guide to feminism for dummies or anything, it didn't dive deep into all the controversies and take down the patriarchy, but it wasn't surface-level either in any way.the book asks eliza and the characters as well as it asks the reader a lot of seemingly simple questions but ironically not everyone finds them easy. because, what is "feminism," really? is it antagonistic to be a feminist? what draws the line between exclusion and inclusion when it comes to a movement like feminism? what's the real difference between activism and performative activism? is it possible to be a feminist, even if you actively reject the idea?not only on feminism, but the book also explores a lot of important themes like racism, the "white gaze" and how that hinders poc creativity and growth, expectations for art to be personal being different for men and women and particularly for black women, american feminism having a history of middle-class white women erasing poc voices, having ambition or no ambition and chasing the "american dream" against the backdrop of an immigrant family, internalized misogyny, intersectional feminism, etc etc etc.saying that, it doesn't mean that the book handles itself too seriously or tries to tackle too much at once. i laughed out loud a handful of times; the character are hilarious, they call themselves out and it's hilarious. the exploration of different themes are written deliberately and with great care and thought. although, some conversations, especially with eliza and her family, felt kind of forced and awkward; like they were placed there to be there and add something to the conversation—which i get. i just wish it could've been a little more natural, but thankfully that didn't really bug my overall enjoyment of the story.essentially, it's not like by the end of the book eliza is a superhero who shifted how people think and changed the world forever and ever. (i mean, i wish.) in fact, it's interesting how the book is concluded; it's not pessimistic but hopeful and it's exactly what makes this story deeply realistic. it's done extremely well, with excellent execution in my opinion, and i applaud michelle quach for writing this fantastic debut novel. i cannot wait to read more from her!i highly recommend not here to be liked if you like "unlikable" characters, thought-provoking discussions, rivals-to-lovers romance, and a good time! i thoroughly enjoyed this book and i hope everyone picks it up. ♡content warnings: racism, slut-shaming, sexism and misogyny, internalized misogyny, consumption of alcohol, public vandalism, bullying.— digital arc provided by usborne publishing via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Marieke

January 19, 2022

This seems to be a standard enemies to lovers story, and it is, but it’s also so much more. It’s about feminism, being Asian in the US, and of course love.I have to admit, I choose this story because the British publisher is Usborne (Hideous Beauty, Ace of Spades, The Outrage, The Guilded Ones). Their choice of books is always spot on. Solid writing, interesting topics, diverse characters. I prepared myself for Eliza because according to the title and the publisher she’s not very likable. And when I read the first chapter I disliked her in an instant. Correcting drafts with red marks like a teacher. Being intense, cold. Overly critical. Expecting to be the new chief editor. No, I should rephrase myself: knowing to be the new chief editor. And then she suddenly wasn’t ... Out of frustration, Eliza writes her feelings down and mentions Len is chosen because of misogyny. Then her article gets published accidentally. Although Eliza isn’t very likable at first, I loved reading about her. She’s also fierce and intelligent and a go-getter. The story is full of examples where a girl is treated less than a boy, or things men don’t want to know about women. Girls can’t wear a large sweater, but a boy with a hoodie is normal. Tampons are embarrassing, periods are sooo embarrassing. Stereotypes like needing to keep your head down as an Asian girl and the angry Black woman. This is a story all teens need to read, if you are a girl, a boy, or gender-queer. It’s a search for the meaning of feminism seen from the Asian (and Black) community.And of course there was also Len. I’d have loved to know more about him and if I could have chosen, I’d have included his side of the story as well! But even without his voice, I thoroughly enjoyed this story.I received an ARC from Usborne and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Follow me on Instagram

Rachel Reads Ravenously

October 22, 2021

I wish this book existed when I was a teenager. Not Here to Be Liked is about Eliza Quan, a straightforward, no nonsense teenage girl who works on the school paper, The Bugle. Eliza is a shoe in for the editor position for the next year, she’s been working on the paper for years and is the most qua

kimberly ☆

January 23, 2023

4.5 stars 🥹 i truly loved this book

Victoria

March 15, 2022

ACADEMIC RIVALS EXCELLENCE

CW ✨

August 15, 2021

Oh my goodness, Not Here to Be Liked is phenomenal, and is - I'm calling it - going to be the 'feminist YA contemporary of the year'. This is a hard-hitting, nuanced, and fun read that will inspire and empower. - Follows Eliza, a Chinese-Vietnamese-American teen who, upon losing the editor-of-chief role of her school newspaper to an inexperienced new-comer, who accidentally starts a feminist movement in her school - and things get more complicated when she starts to fall for the boy the movement is aimed at.- What I loved about Not Here to Be Liked is that it explores feminism from an intersectional lens. The story never tries to be a playbook on feminism, but it portrays feminism in its most real: that advocacy and social justice aren't these neat things, but also involve this messy process of learning, unlearning, and figuring out the grey, complicated areas. - Eliza is a spectacular character. Her narrative is sharp, astute, and she's a little prickly too, which is what I loved about her. Eliza isn't perfect by any means, despite being the unexpected leader of the feminist movement, and she goes through a lot of learning and mistakes too.- I loved how this story subverted tropes, like girl-girl hate. I also really enjoyed the nuanced, complex, and unexpectedly fuzzy hate-to-mutual-respect-to-love romance between her and Len.- I also loved the family dynamics in this; complicated, humanising, and so real in their imperfections and, underneath it all, love.Content warnings: sexism (challenged), racism (challenged)I received a digital advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Fanna

February 01, 2022

Female characters being 'unlikeable' immediately makes me like them, but when the female character isn't really unlikeable and is, in fact, simply unafraid, I instantly fall for them. You can call her rude, hotheaded, and stubborn; or you can call her confident, determined, and ambitious. The way Eliza's attitude could be labelled as either, and not just the latter, tells a lot about the societal constrictions through which girls are perceived—and this YA contemporary excellently comments on the same. Eliza, Chinese-Vietnamese-American, is snubbed as the next editor-in-chief of the school paper for Len, white-Japanese former basketball player. Now Eliza is left wondering how a less qualified male peer impressed everyone to win votes for this position: is it his irresistible charm, or him being more likeable, or him benefitting from a sexist school system? She decides to pour her mind out in a rage-filled article on a newsroom computer, covering everything from merit, or the lack thereof, to the institutionalized sexism at her school. When the piece is immediately taken down, Eliza comes under a spotlight and takes the torch to shine a light on feminism, against misogyny, and for herself. Between leading a feminist reckoning and falling for the boy she's asking to step down, Eliza continues to uphold her imperfectness if being vocal as a woman is one. She knows the acknowledgments she deserves and she isn't shying away from shouting about it, no matter how strongly the patriarchal systems and microaggressions try to suffocate her. In addition to dismantling the repeated criticisms women often receive—'not being too nice'—this story wonderfully targets internalized misogyny, girl on girl hate, gender stereotypes, racism and classism; all the while unravelling the Asian-American experiences of immigrant children, the familial pressure they carry, and the need for achievements when you're a marginalized personality. The romance is classic through a rivals-to-lovers trope set against a high school backdrop and supported by adorable moments and a relationship gradually building upon cute scenarios, genuine conversations, and wholesome visits to get boba. All in all, this debut stood strong on feminist grounds and gave me the same emotional rush of cheering for a female protagonist who refuses to be complacent or boxed in gentleness that From Twinkle, With Love brought—and, in fact, doubled it up with delight, despite the title saying it's not here to be liked.↳ if you wish to support: blog | ko-fi | twitter

Christy

March 10, 2022

4 stars “Everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do.” Not Here to Be Liked is a fantastic YA book about Eliza, who’s ready for her senior year as editor at her schools paper. That is, until she gets passed over for a jock with much less experience than her. She writes a piece about it, just venting really, and it somehow gets published. Yikes, right? Eliza has to navigate high school once it’s out there. Her journey is one that goes from being shunned for what she did, to praised. Eliza was not my favorite character at the start, but she did grow on me. I loved the hero of the story and the more I found out about him the more I adored him. This book seems to have a ton of mixed reviews and I’m so happy to say that it worked for me! I didn’t want to put it down. I loved the growth of the main character, and I thought the sensitive topics were handled well. Audio book source: LibbyStory Rating: 4 starsNarrator: Vyvy Nguyen Narration Rating: 4 starsGenre: Contemporary YA Length: 9h 18m

gauri

June 25, 2022

check out the full review along with an aesthetic on my blog! I loved reading this so so much.Not Here To Be Liked is the YA contemporary I needed! It follows Eliza Quan the hard-working managing director of her school’s newspaper running for the post of editor-in-chief. And she’s the perfect choice

Caroline

August 29, 2021

just found a new book to not shut up about, watch out everyone

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