How can I describe this place? It’s an in–between place. It’s like a grand hallway that leads you nowhere, it’s like a banquet dinner of left–overs...
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May 02, 2011
Lee
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Sep 21, 2011
Runa
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I regret to say that I received this book two years ago and just now managed to actually read it. It was my first ARC and I put it aside and it sat at the very bottom of my TBR pile for the longest time. Until this time of year, when I've been trying desperately to get everything out of that box and I finally decided to give this seemingly thick, impossible-to-get-through book a shot. Boy, do I hate myself for waiting so long to read such a literary work of genius. Remember in your school da
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Mar 14, 2008
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Sep 07, 2010
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Jun 24, 2011
Jenny
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Things go missing all the time. Even we feel lost most of the time. We're all just trying to navigate our way through life the best way we can, but truth is.. though we seldom admit it, we become lost.
In "There's No Place Like Here" we see an imaginative world where all missing things go. It felt like nowhere but really was somewhere. It was simply called 'Here'. We see the protagonist journeying her way through this world to truly find herself, while helping a few unlikely More...
In "There's No Place Like Here" we see an imaginative world where all missing things go. It felt like nowhere but really was somewhere. It was simply called 'Here'. We see the protagonist journeying her way through this world to truly find herself, while helping a few unlikely More...
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Jan 30, 2009
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Where do all things go when they disappear?
Cecelia Ahern has the answer for that through this book. The Irish chick lit author who previously wrote the international success PS I love you tried to charm her readers again with her fourth book. Funnily, this book has several different titles in English for example: "There's no place like here" and "A place called here". Anyway, the Danish title that I wrote above translates to "A place nearby"
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Cecelia Ahern has the answer for that through this book. The Irish chick lit author who previously wrote the international success PS I love you tried to charm her readers again with her fourth book. Funnily, this book has several different titles in English for example: "There's no place like here" and "A place called here". Anyway, the Danish title that I wrote above translates to "A place nearby"
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Sep 21, 2011
This book is about Sandy Shortt who ever since she was a kid has always loved to find things. Sandy take her childhood obsession and turns into a line of work. The book is about thinking that you can find all the questions but lose a lot about yourself. Even though Sandy is sloving all of these crime she is really just loosing herself. I found this book rather put together given the fact that Ahern wrote the book PS. I Love You. Ahern brings a book story to this book involving the characters chi
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Mar 18, 2011
Lolliepop
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oh...i find this book is very distinct from any other books i'd ever read!i like it very much..however i feel sorry for the man that had lost his brother and because he has a girlfriend that throughout the novel is sleeping!ugh..and i hate the doctor cause he has no manner at all towards the man and i cant accept his reason for not to worry for Sandy..when people going missing, you have to worry!!so, i gave this book 4 stars out of 5~
Apr 11, 2009
Carrie
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Something missing
Have you ever wondered where do all of the missing socks go? More importantly, what happens to missing people?
As a child, Sandy Shortt is obsessed by finding missing things, and as an adult turns this obsession into her vocation, looking for missing people. Until she goes missing herself, and finds herself in a parallel universe, a place where missing things and people go. I found this quite an interesting concept, but this whimsical fairytale unfortunat More...
Have you ever wondered where do all of the missing socks go? More importantly, what happens to missing people?
As a child, Sandy Shortt is obsessed by finding missing things, and as an adult turns this obsession into her vocation, looking for missing people. Until she goes missing herself, and finds herself in a parallel universe, a place where missing things and people go. I found this quite an interesting concept, but this whimsical fairytale unfortunat More...
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Dec 19, 2011
Shilpa
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This book is about a woman named Sandy Shortt who became obsessed with finding missing things and people after her childhood classmate went missing. She relentlessly tries to stop any of her things go missing which do go missing eventually though. It was during one of those episodes, she goes missing too.This book is also about a man named Jack Ruttle who seeks Sandy's help in finding his missing brother but ends up trying to find out where did Sandy go missing.
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Nov 24, 2011
Krit
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After hearing an interview with Cecilia Ahern on a radio book show, I was interested to read her work. It's not the kind of book I would ordinarily go for, but as she's such a successful author, I was curious to see what her stories were like. The concept was interesting and at times the story was moving. Losing parts of ourselves and our need to find them and bring them home to our heart, to feel whole again, is what this story is about, in a nutshell. It was a neat fit in keeping with the t
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Nov 15, 2011
Amie
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When the things that are lost become Sandy Shortt's obsession, what does she do when she finds herself lost?
Ever wonder where those missing socks from the wash go? They must go somewhere, the machine doesn’t eat them. Sandy Shortt is obsessed with missing things, ever since her schoolmate disappeared in childhood. She would spend hours looking for the things she lost, only to come up empty handed. She was meticulous about labeling her things. At a loss for how to save their child, her More...
Ever wonder where those missing socks from the wash go? They must go somewhere, the machine doesn’t eat them. Sandy Shortt is obsessed with missing things, ever since her schoolmate disappeared in childhood. She would spend hours looking for the things she lost, only to come up empty handed. She was meticulous about labeling her things. At a loss for how to save their child, her More...
Sep 08, 2011
Violet
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I read P.S. I love you by Cecelia Ahern some time back and although I didn’t like the writing style a lot, I did love the book. So when I got this book in a sale I thought I could give this author another chance and see if we get along. Unfortunately I didn’t like the book as much as I hoped to. I liked the writing style in this one but unfortunately the plot was very slow for me.
Sandy Shortt becomes obsessed with lost things when at the age of 10 her neighbor and classmate disappears. More...
Sandy Shortt becomes obsessed with lost things when at the age of 10 her neighbor and classmate disappears. More...
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Aug 07, 2011
Elizabeth
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First, let me begin by saying I am a huge fan of Cecelia Ahern. I absolutely love her ability to weave magic and reality into novels that explore common issues we all deal with. In the case of There's No Place Like Here, the main character, Sandy Shortt, is obsessed with where all missing people and things go. Do they leave of their own accord? Are they taken? Ironically, this constant search often causes her to lose sight of more important things, such as her relationships, until she goes missi
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May 04, 2011
butter be scotch
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In times when I lost something, a pen or book, I always sulk and complain where it went. My father, which has no help at all, will then tease me and say, “Find it with your hands, not with your mouth”. When all hope is lost, I pondered about how I taken it for granted. But just give me days and I will forget it. However, in Sandy’s case, she won’t.
Sandy had been obsessed in finding her lost things since an incident of Jenny-May Butler’s sudden disappearance. From a single sock to a m More...
Sandy had been obsessed in finding her lost things since an incident of Jenny-May Butler’s sudden disappearance. From a single sock to a m More...
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Jan 10, 2011
Lys
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Le persone possono sparire davanti ai nostri occhi. Oppure possono scoprirci, anche se ci stanno guardando da sempre. O ancora possiamo perdere di vista noi stessi, se non ci stiamo attenti.
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Ogni tanto tutti ci perdiamo, che sia per scelta o a causa di forze che non possiamo controllare, ma quando impariamo ciò che la nostra anima ha bisogno di sapere, il sentiero si palesa davanti a noi. A volte, vediamo la via d'uscita, ma ci allontaniamo e ci inoltriamo ancora di più nostro ma More...
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Ogni tanto tutti ci perdiamo, che sia per scelta o a causa di forze che non possiamo controllare, ma quando impariamo ciò che la nostra anima ha bisogno di sapere, il sentiero si palesa davanti a noi. A volte, vediamo la via d'uscita, ma ci allontaniamo e ci inoltriamo ancora di più nostro ma More...
Aug 13, 2010
Linda
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My sister, Martha recommended this title for me. She knows I like those magical, mystical, heart warming tales. There's No Place Like Here is loosely based on the Wizard of Oz, my all time favorite. There is even a pair of ruby slippers on the cover.
Sandy Shortt is a tall, slender, brunette who can't stand it when things go missing. As a child she drove her parents crazy when so much as a sock became lost in the laundry. When her childhood rival Jenny-May Butler disappears San More...
Sandy Shortt is a tall, slender, brunette who can't stand it when things go missing. As a child she drove her parents crazy when so much as a sock became lost in the laundry. When her childhood rival Jenny-May Butler disappears San More...
Dec 12, 2011
Chiara (Oscuro y Seductor Romance)
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3,5 puntos
Es un libro que me ha gustado bastante pero que es demasiado prolijo en detalles cuando lo importante es la acción y los personajes.
Sandy Shortt es una niña que a sus diez años vivió la desaparición de Jenny-May Butler, una compañera de colegio y vecina, de la que nunca más se supo. Eso unido al desconocimiento de donde iban a parar las cosas que se perdían hizo que Sandy se uniera a la Garda Irlandesa, para buscar a personas desaparecidas. A sus 24 años, Sandy ha a More...
Es un libro que me ha gustado bastante pero que es demasiado prolijo en detalles cuando lo importante es la acción y los personajes.
Sandy Shortt es una niña que a sus diez años vivió la desaparición de Jenny-May Butler, una compañera de colegio y vecina, de la que nunca más se supo. Eso unido al desconocimiento de donde iban a parar las cosas que se perdían hizo que Sandy se uniera a la Garda Irlandesa, para buscar a personas desaparecidas. A sus 24 años, Sandy ha a More...
Apr 18, 2011
Chelsea
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This book is really hard to get into, but if you do make it through the whole book, the ending is good. I finished this book with a good feeling, and the last 75-100 pages were actually really great. Although this is my least favorite Cecelia Ahern book, she has a knack for writing. I love her style of writing, and her ability to make magic and fairy tales come to life for adults.
This book is about a place called Here, where all missing things and people end up. Sandy Shortt is a More...
This book is about a place called Here, where all missing things and people end up. Sandy Shortt is a More...
Jan 02, 2011
Chana
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Sandy Shortt, an obsessive/compulsive young woman from suburban Ireland, is always looking for those things that go missing: socks, notebooks, stuffed animals, toothbrushes, pens, keys, the girl across the street who disappeared as a 10 year old when she rode her bike down the street and was never seen again. Every one looks for the missing girl and worries about Sandy who can't seem to stop searching for things. Sandy grows up and opens a Missing Person's Agency. A man is missing his brother a
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Dec 29, 2011
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May 31, 2009
Betita
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Bem, devo confessar que este livro desiludiu-me um bocadinho.
Ao contrário dos outros livros da autora este não me encantou nem tão pouco me envolveu...
Sandy vive atormentada por tudo quanto desaparece, desde o par de uma das suas meias até às pessoas. Tudo começa quando uma menina da sua rua desaparece sem deixar rasto, a partir daí Sandy fica obcecada com os desaparecimentos o que faz com que mais tarde já adulta se dedique a ajudar nas buscas de pessoas desaparecidas, e de si própr More...
Ao contrário dos outros livros da autora este não me encantou nem tão pouco me envolveu...
Sandy vive atormentada por tudo quanto desaparece, desde o par de uma das suas meias até às pessoas. Tudo começa quando uma menina da sua rua desaparece sem deixar rasto, a partir daí Sandy fica obcecada com os desaparecimentos o que faz com que mais tarde já adulta se dedique a ajudar nas buscas de pessoas desaparecidas, e de si própr More...
Feb 05, 2012
Annette
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2.5 stars!
this is my first book of this author that I read. I'm not disappointed of this book but I didn't enjoyed it entirely.
At first it begins with a story that suddenly becomes very confusing. This book is about lost things... and I felt myself lost a several moments. I really thought this story was going to end in a different way.
It wasn't a bad book, the premise was great... but I felt that something here was missing...
this is my first book of this author that I read. I'm not disappointed of this book but I didn't enjoyed it entirely.
At first it begins with a story that suddenly becomes very confusing. This book is about lost things... and I felt myself lost a several moments. I really thought this story was going to end in a different way.
It wasn't a bad book, the premise was great... but I felt that something here was missing...
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Oct 21, 2009
Sam
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I bought this book in 2007, I started reading it immediatly. But I never liked it enough to keep reading. I decided on reading it again last month and I feel like it took me ages to read.
I really liked the concept of someone who hates it when things go missing. Who starts a missing persons agency and then goes missing herself to end up on the place where the missing things and persons go. I was very excited to read this book from Cecilia as I loved ps;i love you. But the beginning really More...
I really liked the concept of someone who hates it when things go missing. Who starts a missing persons agency and then goes missing herself to end up on the place where the missing things and persons go. I was very excited to read this book from Cecilia as I loved ps;i love you. But the beginning really More...
Oct 06, 2010
Kathryn
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This is my first "Cecelia Adhern".
When I was at a book store a week ago there was a corner where they had piles of box sets of her books. Apparently she has written a new book very recently.
And that's when I noticed that she was the author of "P.S. I love you".
Which is a movie I enjoy very much watching. So, I have decided to give her book a shot.
To be frank, I don't know what I was expecting.
A romance? mystery? fiction? a combination of al More...
When I was at a book store a week ago there was a corner where they had piles of box sets of her books. Apparently she has written a new book very recently.
And that's when I noticed that she was the author of "P.S. I love you".
Which is a movie I enjoy very much watching. So, I have decided to give her book a shot.
To be frank, I don't know what I was expecting.
A romance? mystery? fiction? a combination of al More...
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Sep 21, 2011
Kieko
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"We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what is it our soul needs to learn, the path presents itself. Sometimes we see the way out but wander farther and deeper despite ourselves; the fear, the anger, or the sadness preventing us from returning. Sometimes we prefer to be lost and wandering; sometimes it's easier. Sometimes we find our own way out. But regardless, always, we are found."
In this book, " More...
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Dec 29, 2011
guiltlessreader
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Where do lost socks go?
The book in one sentence: An allegory of finding one's self.
My thoughts: I didn't like Ahern's PS, I Love You very much, so I started reading this one tongue-in-cheek. And wow, I was blown away.
This is a dream-like story of Sandy Shortt, who in her youth, witnesses the disappearance of a classmate. She becomes obsessed with finding lost people and lost things. In her obsession, she loses herself, isolating herself from family, friends, More...
The book in one sentence: An allegory of finding one's self.
My thoughts: I didn't like Ahern's PS, I Love You very much, so I started reading this one tongue-in-cheek. And wow, I was blown away.
This is a dream-like story of Sandy Shortt, who in her youth, witnesses the disappearance of a classmate. She becomes obsessed with finding lost people and lost things. In her obsession, she loses herself, isolating herself from family, friends, More...
Aug 10, 2011
Fatima
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I'd give it a three-and-a-half star rating if I could, BUT.. I can't. Pfft.
Anyway, I have endless praise for Cecelia, but I won't bore you with it. I'll cut to the chase. I really liked this book. I don't agree with the idea of the things that go missing going to some other place. Of course things that go missing are either misplaced or just can't be found. But there's always a reason. Nevertheless, I loved the book. I liked the idea of 'Here' and how the people there lived in serenity. Alm More...
Anyway, I have endless praise for Cecelia, but I won't bore you with it. I'll cut to the chase. I really liked this book. I don't agree with the idea of the things that go missing going to some other place. Of course things that go missing are either misplaced or just can't be found. But there's always a reason. Nevertheless, I loved the book. I liked the idea of 'Here' and how the people there lived in serenity. Alm More...
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Apr 22, 2011
Malin
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The book started off by letting me down. It wasn't quite like what I'd expected. It was almost too much of a fairy tale, like a childrensbook for adults. Don't get me wrong, I don't entirely dislike fairy tales, but this one seemed a bit far fetched with ending up in a place where all the lost things turn up.
But the book grew on me. I liked the idea of the one person remembering Sandy's wish to be found if ever gotten lost. He was so persistent it annoyed me sometimes, but he wouldn't stop More...
But the book grew on me. I liked the idea of the one person remembering Sandy's wish to be found if ever gotten lost. He was so persistent it annoyed me sometimes, but he wouldn't stop More...
Jun 17, 2009
Ashleigh
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To start with I was somewhat sceptical about this book. Yet, after the first few chapters I was pulled in. I aren't usually a fan of reality/fantacy cross-overs, and to be honest it was a bit 'out-there' - but sometimes that's a good thing, and in this case it was.
Sandy was an interesting main character and I loved how her obsession with finding things opened up into the whole Wizard of Oz, parallel-world-esque thing she has going on. & the fact one of the questions I've always ask More...
Sandy was an interesting main character and I loved how her obsession with finding things opened up into the whole Wizard of Oz, parallel-world-esque thing she has going on. & the fact one of the questions I've always ask More...
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