Nursing hatred for the father who choked her and damaged her voice as a child, seventeen-year-old Alice writes songs she feels she cannot sing and ...
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Jun 23, 2009
J.M.
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I picked this up on a whim at the Goodwill. Why not, you know? Sounded good enough. It's a young adult novel and a quick read ~ I finished it in one day ~ but it was really refreshing. The author's voice is strong and the characters believable. I particularly liked the songs Alice "wrote" scattered between the chapters.
The only problem I had with it at all was at the end. I won't spoil it for you, but something happens that inspires Alice to write a song that I thought was More...
The only problem I had with it at all was at the end. I won't spoil it for you, but something happens that inspires Alice to write a song that I thought was More...
Feb 15, 2011
Savannah
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Hate You was a very good book. It tells of the struggle for one girl to find her voice and to realize that she is who she is no matter what she sounds like. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks that they're abnormal because they're different from everyone else.
Nov 12, 2008
TheSaint
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You know how some people have really horrible voices, but they get recording contracts anyway? Think Macy Gray, or Tom Waits if your parents are into that sort of thing. The voice that Alice Silvers has is kind of like that. She writes great songs, but because her dad choked her when she was small, she can't sing them; naturally she's quite bitter about the whole thing.
Luckily, she has some support from her boyfriend, (her mom's not a whole lot of help) and she discovers that maybe she ca More...
Luckily, she has some support from her boyfriend, (her mom's not a whole lot of help) and she discovers that maybe she ca More...
Jan 22, 2010
Holli
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read this book in highschool and still think about it sometimes. it was inspireing.
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