My New Year's resolution: I'm moving on from everything that's happened. I'm not going to talk about it, think about it, let the memory pounce upon...
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Dec 18, 2011
Carina
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Ein Buch für eher traurige Stunden:
Auf ganz besondere Art und Weise schildert Alice Kuipers wie es ist, nicht nur mit den alltäglichen Problemen eines Teenagers klar zu kommen, wie Streit mit der besten Freundin, Verliebt sein, dass Eltern einfach immer peinlich sein müssen, sondern zusätzlich noch mit dem Verlust eines geliebten Menschen umzugehen und damit beziehungsweise ohne ihn leben zu lernen.
Besonders gut gefallen hat mir, dass das komplette Buch als Tagebuch geschriebe More...
Auf ganz besondere Art und Weise schildert Alice Kuipers wie es ist, nicht nur mit den alltäglichen Problemen eines Teenagers klar zu kommen, wie Streit mit der besten Freundin, Verliebt sein, dass Eltern einfach immer peinlich sein müssen, sondern zusätzlich noch mit dem Verlust eines geliebten Menschen umzugehen und damit beziehungsweise ohne ihn leben zu lernen.
Besonders gut gefallen hat mir, dass das komplette Buch als Tagebuch geschriebe More...
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Feb 12, 2012
Theresa
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Okay, when the main character describes herself as plain and expounds on that, you can't go and put a heavily-made-up model on the front cover- it just seems ridiculous. There is no reason to have this woman on the front cover- who the hell is she supposed to be?
I did love about this, and about Hold Still, that they both show how parents can want to the best for their kids, but not always know how to deal with their own hurt. Still, as I always say at work, kids tend to not pop out with More...
I did love about this, and about Hold Still, that they both show how parents can want to the best for their kids, but not always know how to deal with their own hurt. Still, as I always say at work, kids tend to not pop out with More...
Nov 15, 2011
Shawna
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This book is about a girl named Sophie who writes her feelings down because she can no longer say them out loud. Throughout this book, Sophie is trying to figure out if she can go on with life after that one tragic day that her sister died. Sophie blames herself for her sister's death. She feels as if her mother doesn't care about her any more and that she wished it was Sophie instead of her perfect sister, Emily. Sophie's mother is always locked up in her office. They can't even have a normal c
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Jul 07, 2011
Michelle (FabbityFabBookReviews)
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Sep 04, 2010
Larissa
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Sophie is just trying to get on with things, isn't that what they tell you to do after something like this. She's sure she would be fine if people would just stop asking how she's doing. She doesn't want to talk about it, she doesn't even want to think about. She just wants to be left alone.
She's fine.
But slowly Sophie is coming to realise that she is not fine. Not by a long shot. Last summer Sophie's world was turned upside down and nothing has been right since, not her friendshi More...
She's fine.
But slowly Sophie is coming to realise that she is not fine. Not by a long shot. Last summer Sophie's world was turned upside down and nothing has been right since, not her friendshi More...
Aug 10, 2010
Stacy/GirlsInTheStacks.com
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A truly poignant story about loss and the people left behind.
Sophie was an average teenager until “it” happened last summer. All she wanted to do was forget about what happened and move on, however she couldn’t. Everything changed, everything seemed wrong and she couldn’t forget...
This story is told through the eyes of Sophie in journal format. Some days she has lots to say and others nothing more than a line or two. What I like about this is that we see concrete strides More...
Sophie was an average teenager until “it” happened last summer. All she wanted to do was forget about what happened and move on, however she couldn’t. Everything changed, everything seemed wrong and she couldn’t forget...
This story is told through the eyes of Sophie in journal format. Some days she has lots to say and others nothing more than a line or two. What I like about this is that we see concrete strides More...
Jun 12, 2010
Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books)
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Sophie's keeping a diary as form of therapy to help her overcome her sister's tragic death. She makes entries about her daily life, her panic attacks, her disconnected friends and her grieving mother, and as she writes she discovers her own love for words.
Some difficulties I had with the book came from the fact that Sophie's life is totally wrapped up in the post-traumatic stress of seeing her sister die in the London subway bombings, yet Sophie doesn't actually write anything about More...
Some difficulties I had with the book came from the fact that Sophie's life is totally wrapped up in the post-traumatic stress of seeing her sister die in the London subway bombings, yet Sophie doesn't actually write anything about More...
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Jan 31, 2011
Meera
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Plot: It is about a girl called Sophie who struggles to forget an incident that happened last summer. It is all about how she copes with her new life after that. She finds it hard to communicate with the people around her; she rarely talks about it, and basically pushes people out. She starts writing a diary on a notebook her psychiatrist gave her at some point believing it’ll make her better. The book is Sophie’s diary stating her life on a day to day basis.
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Jul 01, 2010
Christy
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Apr 18, 2010
Falling Off The Shelf
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Sophie Baxter has a lot going on in her life, and it all started the day her sister was killed in a London bombing. Instead of finding an outlet, Sophie bottles up all of her feelings and holds onto them with the fierceness of a vice grip. It's only a matter of time before she can't handle the knowledge of the horrors she has en More...
Sophie Baxter has a lot going on in her life, and it all started the day her sister was killed in a London bombing. Instead of finding an outlet, Sophie bottles up all of her feelings and holds onto them with the fierceness of a vice grip. It's only a matter of time before she can't handle the knowledge of the horrors she has en More...
Oct 18, 2011
Amy
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When I first saw this book at the library, I was instantly intrigued by the title (The Worst Thing She Ever Did). What on earth could this girl have done that was so bad? Why is she trying so hard to forget it?
I'll tell you right now, that title is misleading and the reason why is likely because that's actually not the title of this book. This book is called "Lost for Words" and THAT title makes sense.
After doing a bit of snooping around, I discovered that "Lost For W More...
I'll tell you right now, that title is misleading and the reason why is likely because that's actually not the title of this book. This book is called "Lost for Words" and THAT title makes sense.
After doing a bit of snooping around, I discovered that "Lost For W More...
Jul 26, 2011
Monica!
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I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this little book, and even more surprised that the deep, dark, terrible disaster--unrevealed until two thirds of the way through the story--wasn't what I assumed it was. Way to keep the reader guessing, author!
Sophie isn't necessarily a likeable protagonist. She's terrible to her mother, oblivious to her friends, whiny about her lack of boyfriend, and practically incapable of functioning in the real world. On the other hand, that's pretty much More...
Sophie isn't necessarily a likeable protagonist. She's terrible to her mother, oblivious to her friends, whiny about her lack of boyfriend, and practically incapable of functioning in the real world. On the other hand, that's pretty much More...
Dec 19, 2010
Midnight
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The Worst Thing She Ever Did really took me by surprise. Based on the plot description alone, I knew I would probably enjoy it, but I had no inkling just how much I would come to enjoy reading the novel. Emotional and absolutely heartbreaking at times, it was a novel that pulled me in from the very first page and I simply couldn’t put it down… finishing the novel in a mere couple of hours.
Sophie was just like any other teen when one awful day in London, a terrible event suddenly rips a More...
Sophie was just like any other teen when one awful day in London, a terrible event suddenly rips a More...
Jan 26, 2012
Zandra
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This moving story is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Sophie who has a hard time making sense of her life after the death of her sister. As she struggles with profound grief, she shuts out those she was once very close to. She refuses to share her pain with her mother and she begins to dislike and avoid her best friend. It is only after she seeks help from a therapist that she finally begins to heal. She is also helped in her recovery by new classmate, Rosa Leigh, who helps her to appreci
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Jul 21, 2010
Reading Angel
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This was a truly griping story of a young girl who is trying to deal with the unbearable grief of losing her sister. Sophie is completely devastated, and her therapist tells her to keep a journal, which is what this book is. Every day Sophie goes through life trying to forget the fact that her sister is dead. Her mother walks around in a daze and barely talks to her. It's been a year spent in a house that is completely quiet.
Sophie's love for her sister was completely touching. More...
Sophie's love for her sister was completely touching. More...
Jan 20, 2012
Adele
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I liked this book. I liked how the story unfolds about what happened that makes Sophie so sad. As Sophie tries to overcame her problems her memories come back about random stuff about her and her sister Emily. Sophie is coping in the book about her sister being dead because of a terriost attack and how she blames herself for what happened to her sister Emily. Sometimes it was really painful and it was great to see how her and her siter were close. I get how she was mad at her mom about not being
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Apr 26, 2010
Reaganstar
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I have to say, that this book took a bit for me to get into. I thought it was going to turn out as a whole book of a girl being unable to move past the death of her sister. However, once I got about half way through the book things changed and you could see a huge change in not only her but other characters in the book, I was glad that by the end of the book there were others seeking help in many various ways.
After, the entire book I am gonna summarize the book as a good guide for o More...
After, the entire book I am gonna summarize the book as a good guide for o More...
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Aug 27, 2010
Brandi
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This is an emotional book written in journal entry form. In some cases, this is a problem with me for books, but Kuipers writes to where it feels seamless to me. I got the feeling I was peeking into someone's private life, so she was successful getting me in Sophie's mind and world.
The friendships are really unstable in this book, but I think that it reflects real life and the stress these are put under (ed and ptsd).
It is frustrating yet also beautiful how the story unfolds, More...
The friendships are really unstable in this book, but I think that it reflects real life and the stress these are put under (ed and ptsd).
It is frustrating yet also beautiful how the story unfolds, More...
Jun 19, 2010
Heather
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This was an interesting book. I had seen it all over the Internet lately, and was intrigued. Plus, I love the cover. (Yes, I do tend to judge a book by its cover. ;-) )
The story was OK. Having lost someone I love, I could feel Sophie's pain – to a degree. Thankfully, I've never been in a situation like she was in, so I can't fully understand. Anyway, it became clear to me pretty quickly that she likely was suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) – especially once she start More...
The story was OK. Having lost someone I love, I could feel Sophie's pain – to a degree. Thankfully, I've never been in a situation like she was in, so I can't fully understand. Anyway, it became clear to me pretty quickly that she likely was suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) – especially once she start More...
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Sep 23, 2011
Brooke
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Honestly, this is a hard book to rate.
I didn't enjoy it, but I think that's the point. Sophie, the narrator and protagonist, really, really drove me insane. She's grieving after the death of her sister, yet doesn't 'reveal' (although I found it very obvious and saw where it was going early on) details as to how her sister died until about the last quarter of the book.
The book is set in the UK which I liked. I didn't really feel the voice Sophie was supposed to have, I gue More...
I didn't enjoy it, but I think that's the point. Sophie, the narrator and protagonist, really, really drove me insane. She's grieving after the death of her sister, yet doesn't 'reveal' (although I found it very obvious and saw where it was going early on) details as to how her sister died until about the last quarter of the book.
The book is set in the UK which I liked. I didn't really feel the voice Sophie was supposed to have, I gue More...
Jun 02, 2010
Jennifer
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LOST FOR WORDS is the latest novel by Alice Kupiers.
Told in diary format, LOST FOR WORDS is Sophie's attempt to forget what happened last summer.
When I first picked up the book, I didn't know what the event was that Sophie alludes to at the beginning of the story. None of the synopsis I read had given any indication what Sophie was trying to run away from. But because I loved LIFE ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR so much, I wasn' More...
LOST FOR WORDS is the latest novel by Alice Kupiers.
Told in diary format, LOST FOR WORDS is Sophie's attempt to forget what happened last summer.
When I first picked up the book, I didn't know what the event was that Sophie alludes to at the beginning of the story. None of the synopsis I read had given any indication what Sophie was trying to run away from. But because I loved LIFE ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR so much, I wasn' More...
Dec 09, 2010
♡Peace~Love~Dina♡
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I found myself asking "and that's it?" at the end. Sure, the story was good, and yes, I cried many times throughout it, I felt that, in the long run, there were no real changes in the characters between page one and page two hundred. I did love the characters, and loved how only subtle little hints are dropped every once and again to keep me on track. A very depressing book, but scattered with bits of hope for the future. Read this book when you take life for granted- it will put thing
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Feb 11, 2011
Erin
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A sad story about coping with tragedy. Timely in its discussion of terrorism, and realistic in it's depiction of the main character as unable to face the reality of what's happened.
I liked the story, but thought it might be more appealing if she didn't add a hopeless crush on an obviously shady guy to her list of problems. The ending tied up pretty neatly with resolution, but while sometimes I feel like that's annoying, in this case it made a depressing story into something hopeful
I liked the story, but thought it might be more appealing if she didn't add a hopeless crush on an obviously shady guy to her list of problems. The ending tied up pretty neatly with resolution, but while sometimes I feel like that's annoying, in this case it made a depressing story into something hopeful
Aug 06, 2011
Wsclai
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Love Kuipers' first book and love this one too. Although it a novel for teenager, it's also suitable for adults. The diary of Sophie is an intimate reflection of her feeling towards the traumatic experience of losing her sister in a terrorist attack. It's touching to see how she struggles to overcome the tragedy successfully, without losing hope. The book shows another side of how terrorist attack affects people's life and the issue is worth everyone comtemplating.
Jun 01, 2010
Anna
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, and I didn't care for it much as first (the main character can be frustrating at times, the reasons for her grief shrouded in mystery keeping her at bay). I persevered, however, and I'm glad I did. A variety of issues are concisely explored & sensitively so (note: I shed tears towards the end -- and I don't do that often). Great discussion book. For fans of "Speak," "Thirteen Reasons Why," "Shattered Glass," & the like
Nov 16, 2010
Alexis
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At times this book made me want to tear my hair out. The main character/narrator is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, but she won't talk about what has caused her to feel this way. There are allusions to many things, but they don't get referenced and resolved until later.
However, the book included some great depictions of ptsd and panic attacks, and the most climatic scene in the book was extremely well written.
However, the book included some great depictions of ptsd and panic attacks, and the most climatic scene in the book was extremely well written.
Jul 29, 2011
Neill
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Sophie’s life is sort of coming back on course after a tragic accident that happened the previous summer. However the accident is unmentioned as she goes through the changes in her now solitary life with her mother, the changes in her relationships with her high school friends, and the dramatic changes in their lives which Sophie is too preoccupied to notice. A new friend helps her to come to terms with the event.
Jun 23, 2010
Chelsea
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Terribly uninteresting. There is a distraught main character, a mean girl group, and the eccentric overbearing friend to the distraught girl. Very juvenile writing style in my opinion and THE USE OF CAPS WAS SEVERELY IRRITATING. (Sam) hahaha. Although the British terms had me positively giddy. So congrats on your two stars for usage of the words... knickers, mobile, mum, rubbish, and my personal favorite "higgledy piggledy".
Aug 10, 2010
Beth
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I had almost 50 books that I brought home to read at the beginning of the summer, and now I'm getting down to the ones I didn't really want to read because they look too sad. This was, in fact, sad, but could be valuable reading. At the beginning, the narrator can't even tell us what happened to her sister, but by the end she's starting to heal. I can't say I enjoyed it, but I couldn't put it down.
Dec 07, 2011
Clarabel
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Un roman triste, et qui rappelle la fragilité de la vie. Ou comment vivre avec le fardeau de se sentir responsable, coupable de la perte d'un proche. J'ai pleuré à deux reprises, parce que j'ai un petit coeur aussi tendre qu'un chamallow, mais je ne pense pas que le roman avait pour but de virer au pathos. Un deuxième roman qui confirme tout le bien que je pense d'Alice Kuipers!
