To All the Boys Read-Along Part 1

Stay tuned for discussion of the first half of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. (Sorry it’s hard to focus—understandably—and I haven’t finished re-reading the first half yet.)

Thank you to my lovely co-workers in the office (and Mini Me) for making this read-along so much fun and a MUCH needed distraction during this time. Below are our answers to my rapid fire questions. I hope I got the answers right because I scribbled them down and can’t read all of my own writing.

[Cue doctor’s handwriting joke here.]

We love Lara Jean’s aesthetic.

Rapid Fire Questions (answer in 60 seconds): 

Book vs movie? Everyone voted BOOK even though we all loved the movies.

Which book is your fave? TATB x3, PSISLY x 2, AAFLJ x 1

Which movie is your fave? Split votes between the first two movies (3 vs 3)

Fave part? 

• the girls spending time with their dad

• hot tub scene

• when PK tells LJ he likes her

• diner scene when they talk (same as above)

• when LJ realizes she really likes PK

• from 2nd film: dance scene between LJ and John Ambrose

Most hated part?

• THE FALLOUT!

• the fallout between Margot and LJ

• PK letting Gen get away with everything

• 1st scene with LJ walking in the fields

• any of the awkward interactions

Which Song Covey girl were you most like when you were in high school? 

• Most of us were LJ in high school.

• Margot x 2 as adults.

• Kitty x 3

PK vs Josh vs John Ambrose? PK PK PK! Hands down Kavinsky wins., though there was one vote for Josh and a shout-out for John Ambrose’s smile. :D

How old were you when you first thought you were in love? How old were you when you really fell in love? 

• First quick answer was 1st grade for three of us :D

• Otherwise: 6th grade/7th grade/9th grade/age 16

Have you ever written a love letter? Did you send it? Yes x 4 (3 of 4 were given to the person), No x2

Favorite cookies/other to bake?

• chocolate chip banana bread or GF strawberry cake

• peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

• chocolate chip sea salt cookies

• chocolate chip cookies

Our choices for favorite outfits for the first two films are below. Illustrations by Gica Tam. You can purchase these prints here.

Gica Tam’s illustrations for LJ’s TATB outfits

TATBILB (Above): Top Row 9th outfit (plaid shirt/shorts/boots) was the top winner. I noticed it’s also the most popular LJ cosplay outfit I’ve seen. Other faves include bottom row 3rd, 7th, and last pic.

PSISLY (Below):

• First date red dress (top row, 6th outfit)

• Red coat outfit that LJ wears when she trips on the candy right before meeting John Ambrose again (second row, 1st outfit)

• Heart print dress (Second row, 4th outfit)

• LJ’s hanbok (1st row, 7th outfit)

• The dress LJ wears to the dance (bottom row, last pic)
  

Gica Tam's PSISLY Lara Jean outfits

Tell Dr. Bookworm!

What are your answers to my rapid fire questions? Don’t think too hard, just answer the first thing that comes to your mind. :D