https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6 Book vs Movie en-us 2018-04-05 12:21:59 UTC 2025-04-21 02:08:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249035264 The most obvious difference between the book and the movie is their titles. The book title is "Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda," which refers to something Simon mentioned in one of his emails to Blue. "Love, Simon" is used as the movie title which is how Simon signed off his last emails to Blue.]]> 2018-04-05 19:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249035264 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249049663 In the book, Simon's email was "Hourtohour.notetonote@gmail.com," which is a lyric from an Elliott Smith song. (Blue noticed that on page 102). 
In the movie, Simon happened to be listening to a different Elliott Smith song when he created his email, and named it "frommywindow1@gmail.com." In the movie "Hour to hour" was on Simon's chalkboard wall, but not his email.]]> 2018-04-05 20:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249049663 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249061949 In SVTHSA, Simon had an older sister named Alice in college and a younger sister named Nora, a freshman at the same high school as Simon. 
In "Love, Simon," Simon had one sister and Nora seemed a lot younger. ]]> 2018-04-05 21:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249061949 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249062791 When Simon first met Blue in SVTHSA, they were on the tilt a whirl, not the ferris wheel. ]]> 2018-04-05 21:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249062791 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249063220 In Simon vs, Leah liked Nick, but in the movie, Simon thought Leah liked Nick, but she actually liked Simon. ]]> 2018-04-05 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249063220 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249063967 In the book, Abby rejected Martin privately and Martin's subsequent post on creeksecrets was mostly driven by his internal emotions and embarrassment. In the movie, homecoming was a big deal, and Martin decided to go big when he asked out Abby, and was rejected in front of the whole school. He posted Simon’s emails to change the topic on creeksecrets because he was sick of getting attacked on the tumblr. ]]> 2018-04-05 21:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249063967 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249067031 First of all, the host of the party was different. Garrett hosted in the book, whereas Bram hosted in the movie.
Also, the costumes weren't the same in both. Simon and Leah in the movie were John Lennon and Yoko Ono instead of a dementor and manga character. One more difference was that in the book, the Freudian slip costume was worn by a random girl, not Martin. Abby was still Wonder Woman though. ]]> 2018-04-05 22:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249067031 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249067275 So the bullies in SVTHSA targeted Simon with signs in the back of the auditorium during play rehearsal and Abby and Taylor were the first ones to stand up for Simon. In the movie, this scene took place during lunch, and none of Simon's friends stood up for him. Also, the movie involved Ethan, the other out kid at school.]]> 2018-04-05 22:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249067275 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249069108 "I'm post presidency Barack Obama. Just chillin in Hawaii, drinking mai tais, writing memoirs, and hoping Trump doesn't destroy my legacy." ]]> 2018-04-05 22:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249069108 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249074206 In the book, Simon only had one guess for basically the whole book, and when it wasn't Cal, he was shocked. In the movie, Simon thought it was Bram, then Lyle, then Cal, and there was a lot going on there. ]]> 2018-04-05 23:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249074206 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249074431 In SVTHSA, Abby was a cheerleader, and in the movie, she most definitely was not. ]]> 2018-04-05 23:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249074431 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075002 Not significant, but in SVTHSA the play was Oliver, but in the movie, they put on Cabaret.]]> 2018-04-05 23:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075002 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075818 2018-04-05 23:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075818 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075854 2018-04-05 23:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/249075854 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250098483 In the book, Abby loved Simon's golden retriever, but in the movie, Biebs was a little mutt. ]]> 2018-04-10 02:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250098483 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250098887 This quote wasn't in the movie at all. It was so important to the interracial aspect of the story, but the movie didn't focus on it at all.]]> 2018-04-10 02:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250098887 v_boyce20 https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250099449 In the book, Simon's friends took him into the city to a gay bar where he got drunk and met a very accepting guy who helped him feel more himself. He also got to have supportive friends who took him there and made sure he was safe. In the movie, Simon's friends were so hurt by Simon's actions, that they were unsupportive even around the bullies. ]]> 2018-04-10 02:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/v_boyce20/4ul8z172rpo6/wish/250099449