Meeting Lister

I Was Born for This #0.5

by Alice Oseman

Meeting Lister was a serialised, illustrated short story [Alice] wrote and shared for fun with readers in the summer of 2018. It explores the events that led to Jimmy, Rowan, and Lister, lead characters from I Was Born for This, forming The Ark when they were thirteen.

Genres: Queer, LGBT, Young Adult, Short Stories, Contemporary, Fiction, Novella

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Alice Oseman is an award-winning author, illustrator, and screenwriter, and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and LOVELESS. She is the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is now published in physical form by Hachette Children's Books, and she is the writer, creator, and executive producer for the television adaptation of HEARTSTOPPER, which is set to be released on Netflix.

Alice’s first novel SOLITAIRE was published when she was nineteen. Her YA novels have been nominated for the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards.

Alongside writing and drawing, Alice enjoys playing the piano semi-proficiently, Pokémon games, and purchasing too many Converse.

Find Alice on Twitter and Instagram @AliceOseman.

Reviews

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

you know right I love I WAS BORN FOR THIS!

[richa ⋆.˚★]

Here's the link.

[mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Lister, Jimmy decided, was basically a cat."

that was unnecessarily adorable

[Theodora · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Lister joined them for band practice, Jimmy felt like anything was possible.

Meeting Lister is a story set before the events of I Was Born For This, while the boys are still in school. Jimmy and Rowan, already best friends, want to be in a band, but they need a drummer. Enter Lister Bird, the one person they never thought they would be friends with. The three of them will become friends and bandmates, achieve things and overcome hardship together.

It's a short story but a sweet one, perfect for readers who enjoyed Alice Oseman's I Was Born For This and are interested in the formation of the Ark.

Music was the centre of his world and he knew it always would be.

*Trigger Warnings* bullying, physical assault, anxiety, panic attack.

[Tess · Rating 5 out of 5]

they’re just so. nice. all three of them. i could read about them all day long and never get bored.

[Jos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esto es lo más tierno que he leído este año aaaaa, lloré

[Sotiria Lazaridou · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these 3 boys so much🥺

[priya · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute

[Noa · Rating 5 out of 5]

“If we were in a band,” said Lister one lunchtime through a mouthful of apple, “what would we be called?”
(...)
“I was thinking something more like Death Lords.” Lister said this in a deep and dramatic voice.
          Rowan raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t realise we played heavy metal.”


protect those kids,they’re very precious 🥺

[jessica ☾ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 This was a cute little story about the bands origins, really short and sweet. But I just didn’t feel like it was super necessary and I would’ve loved for it to have included more of those beautiful illustrations!

[ilse · Rating 5 out of 5]

YUP

[Eva B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these lads so much ;-;

[maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Lister, Jimmy decided, was basically a cat."

[☼ anne ☼ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was rlly cute !!!

[Green Yuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es injusto que sea tan corto, yo necesito más

[liyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was really cute!! i'm hoping to learn more about lister throughout i was born for this <3

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so cute 🥰

[That one Snail (Melo) · Rating 5 out of 5]

lister.








that's it, that's the whole review.

[Daniel Pojda ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 ⭐

[hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was so cute aAh 🥰😭

[julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

PERFEITINHOSSSSSSSS COMO EU OS AMO DEMAIS!!!! SÉRIO!!!!!!!! caras o lister sabe ele é absolutamente TUDO para mim eu não sou capaz de colocar em palavras o amor que sinto por Ele!!!!!!!! o Jimmy é tão tão tão precioso, ele merece todo o amor e cuidado do mundo inteirinho, eu fico tão feliz que ele tem essa amizade linda e verdadeira com o rowan e o lister!!!!!! e o rowan gente!!!! UM ANJO!!!!! esses três são perfeitos demais eu só quero que eles sejam felizes pra sempre 😭😭

[catLin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short, sweet story about the beginnings of the Ark from "I Was Born For This"
I love these boys a lot and I really enjoyed this

[Alex Lakej · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love my boys sm

[Amelia (Taylors Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was so cute!

[giselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS!!!!! YES ALICE PLEASE KEEP DELIVERING THIS AMAZING CONTENT

*update* reread : the only thing i can think when reading these is AWWWWW

[Zimmy W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute cute cuties

[molly (ง •_•)ง · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this short read of Lister, Rowan and Jimmy and how their band came to be. I also really enjoyed the fact that there were illustrations of younger them that were scattered around the story, rather than just a novel. I loved seeing their relationships develop into the friends and band-mates they are in 'I Was Born For This.'

[Hi (Taylor’s Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love this short. It felt like a good length to understand the story, and I loved seeing how The Ark was formed, and the pictures were nice to add to the story. If you liked I Was Born For This you should definitely read this short on Alice Osemans Website.

[georgette · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS MADE ME WANNA REREAD I WAS BORN FOR THIS… oh my gally i feel so bad giving this 5 and the actual book not full stars BUT I HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS FOR THIS NONE NADA THIS WAS SO ADORABLE i need MORE of jimmy lister and rowan

[Sawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aw they’re so cute:’) I didn’t know i missed them this much, even though i just read and finished IWBFT two days ago:’)