Solitaire
by Alice Oseman
★ Top 25 book of 2014 · #11 on Best Books of 2014
Tori Spring is cynical, loves sleep and blogging, and has lost the friends she once had. Now she is caught up with a mysterious group called Solitaire and a boy named Michael Holden, whom she insists she doesn't care about.
Best for: Teen readers who enjoy sardonic narrators and stories of loneliness and friendship
Solitaire is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar.
What Solitaire is about
Tori Spring is sixteen, serious, cynical and struggling with depression. She likes sleep and blogging, and says she had friends last year but that part of her life is over. At Harvey Greene Grammar School, known as Higgs, a mysterious online group called Solitaire begins playing pranks. At first they are small and harmless, but they grow more elaborate and start putting people at risk.
Tori's low mood is made heavier by what has happened to her brother Charlie, who was outed and then went through a suicide attempt and an eating disorder. As she notices links between the pranks and events from her past, she reluctantly teams up with Micheal Holden, a strange and stubbornly optimistic new boy who is set on befriending her and uncovering Solitaire's secrets.
Alice Oseman's novel is about loneliness, friendship and mental health. Charlie, his boyfriend Nick, Tori and Micheal all appear again in her webcomic Heartstopper.
Solitaire on the Best Books of 2014
Solitaire came out in 2014. Of the 66 books first published in 2014 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #11 on our Best Books of 2014 list.
Why it made the list: 743 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (19 ratings); 31 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2014 list
- The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, #9
- Ignite Me Tahereh Mafi, #10
- Heir of Fire Sarah J. Maas, #12
- The Assassin’s Blade Sarah J. Maas, #13
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More years: Best Books of 2013 Best Books of 2015.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 679 want to read it, 31 are reading it now and 33 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 19 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 77 | 55% |
| Reader love | 97 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 68 | 20% |
Questions about Solitaire
When was Solitaire published?
Solitaire by Alice Oseman was first published in 2014.
Was Solitaire one of the best books of 2014?
Solitaire is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar. 743 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (19 ratings); 31 are reading it right now.
Why is Solitaire on the Best Books of 2014 list?
743 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (19 ratings); 31 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2014
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han, #1
- The Long Haul Jeff Kinney, #2
- Surrounded by Idiots Thomas Erikson, #3
- Zero to One Peter A. Thiel, #4
- After (After Series, Book 1) Anna Todd, #5
- All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, #6
See the full Best Books of 2014, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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