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I picked this up on Malinda Lo's recommendation some time back, I think. It's a whopper of a YA novel--close to 500 pages--but a pretty quick and very absorbing read. danforth's style is colloquial rather than polished, and she does an amazing job of...more |
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4.5 Stars.
Original review posted here. As young adult readers, it’s somewhat rare for us to run into a book that’s more than 400 pages long, and when we do, I feel like those books fall into one of three categories. There are those lengthy YA books... " Read more of this review » |
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| Anne Lamott is sort of a guilty pleasure, and this one in particular feels a bit lightweight, as if it's been stuffed with extra eiderdown to fill it out respectably. But when she's good she's good. She's a seeker with a sardonic, self-deprecating st...more | |
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In a word: adequate. It's very hard to frighten a reader with words. Hill doesn't. But interesting a reader with words is kind of her job and she didn't earn any gold stars for that more mundane task either. The story begins to go cool, evocative...
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Some things that are creepy: * remote, ramshackle houses * mist and fog * old ladies, preferably wearing black * quicksand * cemeteries * crying children * mysterious noises * villagers who refuse to speak of the horrible tale behind [insert here] * animals'...more |
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“There's a time and place for everything, and I believe it’s called 'fan fiction'.”
― Joss Whedon
― Joss Whedon
“Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.”
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― Joss Whedon
“Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.”
― Joss Whedon
― Joss Whedon
“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
― Joss Whedon
― Joss Whedon
“You fail only if you stop writing.”
― Ray Bradbury
― Ray Bradbury
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