SuitabookThe Opposite of Invisible
Liz Gallagher
- Reading
- Read alongside the young person if useful, pausing around Alice’s social changes and romantic decisions. Ask what she wants independently of popularity, then discuss whether honesty can protect a friendship.
- Themes
- Being seen versus being oneself: Alice moves from feeling socially unnoticed with Jewel towards visibility through Simon and the popular crowd, while questioning who she is. The situation is presented as an experience Alice must work through, with the stated lesson involving the difference between visibility and being oneself.
- Friendship and romantic uncertainty: Alice’s long friendship with Jewel is unsettled when Simon asks her out and Jewel kisses her; Alice cannot initially tell Jewel about her feelings for Simon. The book frames Alice’s uncertainty as part of learning the difference between love and a crush, without establishing that any choice is wholly right or wrong.
- Worth knowing
- Romantic and friendship tensions are central: Alice likes Simon, Jewel kisses her, and her choices affect their bond. The treatment of consent, consequences, sexual detail and the eventual resolution is unclear.