![]() While certainly not to this extreme, secrets are a big theme in Heartstopper it asks questions about the harm of loved ones wanting to keep us a secret and about the damage lying to friends causes. Part of Susskind’s approach in this text is his embracing of the ‘strangeness’ of quantum logic - is this, perhaps, a mathematical metaphor for embracing our own unique ‘strangeness’? A Good Girls Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson (Episode 4)Ī popular YA thriller, the cracked spine and worn pages of Isaac’s copy indicates it is well-loved by him, returned to consistently (much as I will be doing with this comfort series!) It follows a high school student as she uncovers a murderer. Quantum Mechanics, by Leonard Susskind & Art Freidman (Episode 3) “Secrets are a big theme in Heartstopper it asks questions about the harm of loved ones wanting to keep us a secret” Naruto vol.72, by Masashi Kishimoto (Episode 2)Ī gesture to the graphic novel origins of the Heartstopper series, the manga also follows a pre-teen to teen Naruto - a similar coming-of-age story format to the one we see in this show. Dune is also known for its world-building, so its presence could be a nod to Heartstopper constructing its own ‘world’ in the first episode. ![]() Isaac’s Books Dune: Messiah, by Frank Herbert (Episode 1)Īs evidenced by people who picked up Dune’s first novel last year only to put it straight back down again, Dune is a difficult book - so Isaac flexes his readerly prowess here. A true bookworm, Isaac reminds me of myself at fifteen, forever with my nose in a book, attesting to the series’ accuracy in portraying teenagers. ![]() Through Isaac’s (Tobie Donovan) books, we see the show’s tribute to literature. ![]() ![]() Heartstopperis a heartwarming coming-of-age queer romance series, adapted from Alice Osman’s webcomic and her graphic-novel series it is therefore no surprise that literary references are littered throughout. ![]()
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