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Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson (Goodreads Author)

4.01 · Rating details · 2,691 ratings · 534 reviews

Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ ...more

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Nov 03, 2019 Larry H rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley

This is truly an odd, funny, poignant book about finding a place and people with whom you belong, and how family can spring from the strangest of situations.

"How did people protect themselves? How did anyone keep this world from ruining them?"

Lillian has always accepted that she won’t accomplish much in life. For a brief moment in her teenage years, however, she attended a private high school and befriended Madison, a beautiful but quirky rich girl, and Lillian started to This is truly an odd, funny, poignant book about finding a place and people with whom you belong, and how family can spring from the strangest of situations.

"How did people protect themselves? How did anyone keep this world from ruining them?"

Lillian has always accepted that she won’t accomplish much in life. For a brief moment in her teenage years, however, she attended a private high school and befriended Madison, a beautiful but quirky rich girl, and Lillian started to believe she had potential. But Lillian had to leave school in the wake of a scandal and everything went back to the way it used to be. And that’s the way her life went for a number of years until Madison, now the wife of a U.S. senator with greater ambitions, summons her with a proposal.

Madison’s young stepchildren have lost their mother and the right thing to do for appearances’ sake is for them to move home. But these children have been raised horribly, mistreated, all because of one thing—they spontaneously combust when they get agitated and flames ignite their skin without harming them. Is this something they can control? No one has ever really tried to figure it out.

Lillian agrees to serve as the children’s governess of sorts and keep them out of harm’s (and the media’s) way for a while. It is expected that Madison's husband will be nominated as Secretary of State, so the children need to keep a low profile through the confirmation process.

Lillian doesn’t count on how observant and desperate for love and approval the children are, and she doesn’t count on how much she has needed to be needed. She works on winning their trust, making them believe her feelings are true, which Lillian has to believe, too. Fighting for the children’s best interests—no mean feat given how the deck is stacked against them—awakens feelings of love and protectiveness she never imagined she’d feel.

This is a quirky book but it’s one that definitely worked its way into my heart. The characters aren’t sympathetic in many ways but I devoured this. Kevin Wilson, who also wrote The Family Fang, really created a moving story.

NetGalley and Ecco Books provided me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. Thanks for making it available!

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Jun 26, 2019 Fran rated it it was amazing

Lillian had "a desire to be superlative...a sterling representative of this backward county"... when she won a scholarship to prestigious Iron Mountain Girls Preparatory School. Lillian and her roommate Madison became fast friends despite the fact that upper crust Madison "...had been raised since birth to recognize importance. [Lillian] was not that." However, Lillian and Madison needed each other. They strived to "tamp down their weirdness." Madison acknowledged that rich people "... had to be Lillian had "a desire to be superlative...a sterling representative of this backward county"... when she won a scholarship to prestigious Iron Mountain Girls Preparatory School. Lillian and her roommate Madison became fast friends despite the fact that upper crust Madison "...had been raised since birth to recognize importance. [Lillian] was not that." However, Lillian and Madison needed each other. They strived to "tamp down their weirdness." Madison acknowledged that rich people "... had to be composed in public...were supposed to act a certain way." Lillian was treated like a poor,"strange" scholarship kid. Lillian's fallen from grace occurred when she took the rap for Madison and was expelled from the prep. school. More than a decade later, Madison was "a mover and a shaker", married to Senator Jaspar Roberts. Lillian worked two cashier jobs and smoked weed. She and Madison became pen pals communicating solely by mail. Fifteen years had passed since Lillian was forced to leave the school..but...change was coming!

Change arrived in the form of a request from Madison to visit the Roberts Estate in Tennessee. A job opportunity. Jaspar Roberts was being vetted for the position of Secretary of State. Since Jaspar's ex-wife had died, he was responsible for ten year old twins, Bessie and Roland. Madison offered Lillian the job of governess for two unsocialized, home schooled children. As governess, she would spend the summer with the kids in the estate's guest house and, by the way, the children had a "unique" affliction. If they got really agitated, they would spontaneously combust. Senator Roberts wanted the children "safeguarded" until the vetting process was completed. Lillian was currently living with her mom and mom's "rotating cast of her boyfriends". Lillian felt needed by Madison and accepted this daunting job.

Bessie and Roland were angry children. They previously had been expelled from Jaspar's Estate after their parent's divorce. Will their bitterness dissipate when they live in the estate's guest house with Lillian? Lillian was searching for direction in her life. How could she, unfamiliar with the needs of children, prevent the twins from overheating and fully bursting into flames?

"Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson brings many issues to the forefront. These challenges include finding one's inner strength, friendship and loyalty, money and power ...dark humor included! Author Wilson does a superb job. I highly recommend this book.

Thank you HarperCollins Publishers/ Ecco and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review "Nothing to See Here".
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Sep 27, 2019 karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: grgiveaways, creepy-children, bea-2019-wishlist, books-that-made-me-cry, review-pending, my-biggest-fear

i missed out on this at BEA, but i won it through goodreads - hooray!

and it came with a squishy flame-shaped stress thingie.

i feel seen.

REVIEW TO COME!

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Oct 30, 2019 Paige rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction, humor, favorites

Told in first person, our main character and narrator Lillian travels to see her friend, Madison, who has a job offer for her. It isn't until after she accepts the job as governess to Madison's step-children that Madison tells her the kids burst into flames when they feel angry or frustrated.

The fire children do not make an appearance until 26% (on a Kindle). The first 1-7% is the foundation of Lillian and Madison's relationship. This includes how the met, their school-girl-days, and their current sta ...more

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Aug 18, 2019 Cheri rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, netgalley, fiction-contemporary, 2019, politics, tennessee, family-relationships

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Originally I came across this book when I was reading the excerpts in the Buzz Books 2019 Fall / Winter collection of the best stories to look out for in the coming months. It sounded promising, but it took me a while to request this since this is an author I wasn’t familiar with. I’m glad that I did, even more so when I saw the author’s Dedication – ”For Ann Patchett and Julie Barer” having recently spent time in another world courtesy of Ann Patchett.

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Originally I came across this book when I was reading the excerpts in the Buzz Books 2019 Fall / Winter collection of the best stories to look out for in the coming months. It sounded promising, but it took me a while to request this since this is an author I wasn’t familiar with. I’m glad that I did, even more so when I saw the author’s Dedication – ”For Ann Patchett and Julie Barer” having recently spent time in another world courtesy of Ann Patchett.

Madison is the daughter of a well-to-do family, and Lillian is a girl born into an impoverished life, both monetarily and in affection. Lillian makes her way to her dorm room alone after her mother drops her off at the esteemed Iron Mountain Girls Preparatory School, cautioning her that she’s about to enter a world for which she’s utterly unprepared.

” As I walked to my dorm, I realized that the other girls didn’t even look at me, and I could tell that it wasn’t out of meanness. I don’t think they even saw me; their eyes had been trained since birth to recognize importance. I wasn’t that.”

They become friends almost as soon as they meet when Lillian arrives, but there is a sense of an uneven nature to their friendship. Madison takes Lillian under her wing, and just as easily, places her under the guillotine when it serves her purpose, and Lillian ends up expelled from the only chance she’s ever had to escape the life she was born into.

Time passes, fifteen years, and although they’ve communicated through mail periodically, but not regularly. And then Madison contacts her, asking her to come visit their estate, without stating the job opportunity she has in mind – a job as governess, caring for, watching over her husband Jaspar’s twins by his now-deceased ex-wife. Bessie and Roland are ten-years-old, and are not like most ten-year-olds, they have an exceptionally unfortunate condition, which seems to “flare up.” When annoyed, agitated, angry they seem to, well, umm… spontaneously combust. Most unfortunate. But, the problems directly created are less the issue that concerns Madison and Jasper, they are more concerned that Jasper’s political future will be impacted should other become aware of this information.

Since it’s impossible to determine when and where these incidences might occur, it’s considered “best for all” if Lillian lives in a “guest cottage” on their massive property with the twins, with the added charge of making sure she also handles the twins home schooling. Since Jasper, excuse me, Senator Roberts, was being vetted for a potential position in a large white home on Pennsylvania Avenue. Of course, it would never do for a prominent political figure, especially with so many eyes on him, to have children who could create awkward moments – especially those involving flames sparked by a moment of anger. The publicity would ruin him, imagine the tweets generated!

I enjoyed this one so much more than I anticipated, and appreciated the light touch of dark humour that is woven throughout this story, as well as the themes of power and money in politics, as well as friendship, abandonment and, most of all, the power of love.

Pub Date: 29 Oct 2019

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Oct 14, 2019 Lisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

[4.5] The idea of a plot involving two kids who spontaneously ignite when they get anxious didn't sound appealing to me. But I was wrong. I loved the main character, Lillian, an outsider who is stuck in her life until an old friend calls for her help. I loved the way Wilson portrayed the two very likable kids - who have been unfairly treated by their family because of their unusual ability (or disability).

I was pulled into this novel from the first pages and got up for air only to he ...more

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Oct 13, 2019 Gabby rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-star-books, adult, contemporary, liked-it, botm, own, read-in-2019

This book is a really interesting story about this girl who becomes a nanny for these kids who catch on fire when they get upset. This premise is super unique and I’ve never read anything quite like it. I enjoyed this story and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, it’s just not particularly memorable for me. Here’s some thoughts I jotted down after finishing it:

-This book was interesting and sweet but kind of forgettable
-I love that the main character is so sarcastic and awkward, ...more

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Oct 01, 2019 Book of the Month added it

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by Sarah Dickinson

I usually like my fiction firmly rooted in reality, so I was nervous about a book featuring children who catch fire when distressed. However, I’m a mother, so I appreciate this metaphor. What parent hasn’t witnessed an epic tantrum where your child starts to resemble the girl from The Exorcist?

Years ago, Lillian, a scholarship kid, and Madison, an heiress, became friends at their Tennessee boarding school. Fast forward to the present day, we find ...more

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May 01, 2019 Jessica Woodbury rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: best-2019-arcs, arc

Full disclosure: I have not read any Kevin Wilson books before. They looked kind of like the book versions of Wes Anderson movies, rather pretentious and twee. I have no idea if that is a fair assessment, it is just how they struck me. But the hook of this book got my attention and I thought it would be a good one to dip my toes into. Then I was really shocked by how quickly this book burrowed its way into my heart.

I have had a run of insomnia lately, so I mostly read this book in the middle of Full disclosure: I have not read any Kevin Wilson books before. They looked kind of like the book versions of Wes Anderson movies, rather pretentious and twee. I have no idea if that is a fair assessment, it is just how they struck me. But the hook of this book got my attention and I thought it would be a good one to dip my toes into. Then I was really shocked by how quickly this book burrowed its way into my heart.

I have had a run of insomnia lately, so I mostly read this book in the middle of the night, waiting to get tired enough to fall back asleep. Not ideal conditions, usually I need something a little thrilling to hold my attention. But this book grabbed it pretty quickly with the story of Madison and Lillian, and the kind of friendship that is both meaningful and hurtful. It's an unusual relationship, but it has the spiky complexity so many female friendships do and I was immediately interested.

Lillian is one of those protagonists you find in literary fiction. She is aimless and stagnant, almost unformed as a person, but she differs from most because she's lower class. That's also how she differs from Madison, who is one of those People With Money who somehow manages to get everything she wants. Lillian's weirdness is unchecked in her going-nowhere life while Madison constantly has to hide hers while she puts on a public face and serves her ambitions. Lillian is a treasured secret, the kind of friend Madison is not really allowed to have, so it isn't surprising that Madison asks Lillian for help and offers a financial incentive when Madison has some unusual work that needs to be done quietly.

Enter Madison's two step-children who, just FYI, can burst into flames. The surreal touches are executed really well. We are not hit over the head with how this unusual ability is a metaphor for kids with disabilities or mental illness (though you can clearly make the case), but it shows us just how potentially destructive the two unusual children may be for Madison and her Senator husband. Lillian takes on the job of nanny-slash-governess-slash-whatever mostly because of her loyalty and affection for Madison. What follows is not exactly unexpected. It isn't like the "person without children is forced to care for children and learns about love" plot isn't one that hasn't been played out a million times before. And yet! I can't remember the last time I saw it done well and here it's done so beautifully.

It helps that these kids are written so well. It is tricky to write kids and it's tricky to write about caring for kids, so much of it is mundane and difficult to pin down. Many kids in novels are just tiny adults, others are only there as props and don't actually act like children. But these kids thread the needle. They do what is needed to move the plot forward, but they never feel like plot mechanisms. They feel like strange little monsters that you kind of want to hug. Eventually these practically-feral hooligans with bowl cuts become incredibly dear to the reader and to Lillian and you may find yourself crying in your bed at 5 a.m. if you are not careful.

It all took me quite by surprise, to be honest. It seemed like a weird novel but it did not warn me that it was going to get all in my feelings the way that it did. The bigger plot has its humorous moments, but they feel like they are coming from a different world. I wouldn't call it funny exactly, while there's plenty of dark humor, it's also mostly there around these two children who may be rather terrifying but who are still just children. None of it made me laugh out loud, but it gives everything outside of the little world Lillian builds with them a rather heightened air, making the cozy unit they form feel even more warm and inviting in contrast. It's a real tightrope walk but it rarely wobbles as long as it keeps its heart on its sleeve. ...more

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Nov 03, 2019 Anna Luce rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: surprisingly-good, favourites, loved-it, favourite-relationships, favourite-protagonists, 2019-reviews, poignant-reads, favourite-characters, my-feelings

★★★★✰ 4.5 stars

“I had the children. They caught on fire. I had to keep them from catching on fire.”

As soon as I read Kevin Wilson's dedication (“for Ann Patchett”) I had a feeling that I was in for a treat (and I was right).
There was something about Wilson's surrealism that reminded me a bit of Charlie Kaufman's films (in Synecdoche, New York a character moves into a house that is permanently on fire). Comparisons to Wes Anderson would also not be amiss (dysfunctional families + parental abandonme(“for/>“I ...more

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Nov 07, 2019 Moonkiszt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dontfreakout, fowl-language, shoulding-on-parents-family-qwirks, riotous-hilarity, fantasy-i-dig, festival-of-family-dysfunction, surprised-me, funny-bone-lolness, its-all-about-choices, kids-against-all-odds

Absolutely one of the most fantastic stories I've ever heard!!!! Hilarious, dear and so outside the lines, the metaphor hugs you tight through the very last word, and a cinching tug with that last punctuating period.

Fantastic. What else is out there by Kevin Wilson???? I want more of this!

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Sep 03, 2019 Patricia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: humor, family-dynamics, giveaway

NOTHING TO SEE HERE is definitely a different type of novel for me, and I really enjoyed it. Two friends get together when one calls the other to help with her step-children. The problem with the children is that they catch fire when agitated. The fire does not burn the children, just anything else. This book is filled with humor and is a feel good novel. I recommend this book!

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Oct 31, 2019 Laura Peden rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, audible

Quirky, snarky little number. I adored it.

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Nov 08, 2019 Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adorkable, like-this-or-we-cant-be-friends, read-in-2019, you-had-me-at-hello, book-of-the-month-selection, liburrrrrry-book, smilings-my-favorite, loveable-losers

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I really enjoyed The Family Fang this year, so when I heard that Kevin Wilson had a new release coming out I made sure to put my name on the library hold list well before pub day to guarantee I’d be at the top of the heap. Now that I’ve finished I have this to say . . . . .

Lillian has a history of bailing Madison out of a jam, so she’s exactly the person who gets called when Madison’s twin stepchildren are in need of a “governess.” Not only do these two kids have to deal ...more

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Oct 13, 2019 Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews rated it it was amazing

Did Madison choose Lillian to be her friend because of the differences in their upbringing?

Did Madison choose Lillian to be her friend because it was convenient for her?

Or did Madison choose Lillian to be her friend because she needed a true friend?

The reason wasn’t clear, but in my opinion what Madison did to Lillian was unforgivable even though they did remain friends.

After many years of still staying in touch, Madison offers Lillian a job as the ...more

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Oct 30, 2019 Ararita Valenta rated it really liked it

4.5 ⭐

This is not the best book in the world that you will ever read, but it is filled with humor and it will give you all the warm feelings for those two kids. And Lillian.

Do not expect something that will blow your mind, but this book will keep you company for a day or two :)

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Oct 19, 2019 Theresa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, my-favorite-books, mind-fuck, quirky, trauma, tear-jerkers, my-favorite-books-of-2019

Thank you, Netgalley and Harper Collins/Ecco for sending me a digital ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

It's hard to believe this is my first novel I've read from Kevin Wilson. Wow. He's a fantastic storyteller! Now I want to go back and read everything he was written prior to "Nothing to See Here".

I love quirky novels. And this one is definitely quirky and then some! There's magical realism as well. The novel opens in the mid '90s in Franklin, Tennessee. 28 year-old, semi-slacker, Lillian ...more

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May 22, 2019 Tyler Goodson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs

Some authors write about the strange and the absurd with cold aloofness. Kevin Wilson writes about weirdness in a way that is funny and warm--downright fiery, in fact. I couldn't have enjoyed this story of a young, acerbic woman and the creation of her own misfit family more.

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Sep 04, 2019 Mary rated it it was amazing

Brilliant. One of the best books I've read in years. This is not overselling it, people. Read. this. book.

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Jun 16, 2019 Emily rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, family-dramas, parenting

I just liked this so, so much. Kevin Wilson's books always sound like they're going to be *quirky* and end up being much darker and more grounded and real than their high concept set-ups. So yes, this is about two children who catch on fire, but it's really about friendship, forgiveness, and finding a way to live generously into the circumstances of your life, even if you're not sure you can. A wonderful, distinctive narrative voice, biting and a little bitter but ultimately hopeful, just exactl ...more

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Nov 12, 2019 Elyse (retired from reviewing/semi hiatus) Walters rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook

The responsible adults in charge needed to come up with a plan.....
....the fire children’s mother died.
*Fire* children - you ask?
YEP!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

An ***AUDIOBOOK-FAVORITE***.....
read by the ‘outstanding’ Marin Ireland.

Marin Ireland, made this book come ‘alive’!!!!
The ranges in her voice sounded completely different for each character.
She was fantastic with the children’s voices.

The children, ( twins Bessie & Rolan), & Lillian ( unique governess), stol ...more

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Oct 18, 2019 Kari Ann Sweeney rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019, book-of-the-month

I expected a book about kids who spontaneously combust to be quirky and full of dark humor. It certainly had both those elements, but I was caught off guard with all the other emotions I felt while reading it.

It had so much heart. It took these perpetually flawed characters (I’m looking at you Madison) and somehow made them tender and sharp at the same time.

I just really dug it.

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Oct 27, 2019 Kasa Cotugno rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, genre-humor-satire

Kevin Wilson uses unusual familial situations to get his point across. We meet Lillian during a particular downward spiral that began the day she was born, wherein she was ignored by an uncaring mother, but had been granted a boost during her senior highschool year when she was granted a scholarship to an exclusive boarding school. What happened that year regarding her roommate Madison set the tone for the remainder of her life until Madison reestablishes contact thusly setting in motion the res ...more

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Nov 01, 2019 Wrenn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Lillian, a scholarship girl, and Madison, a rich girl, become best friends at an illustrious boarding school. Until Lillian takes the blame for Madison in an incident that gets her kicked out.
They lose touch after that.
Lillian seems to just drift through her life, working at a grocery store, still living at home and smoking too much pot.
Meanwhile Madison is living her charmed life, married to a distinguished senator, mother to young son Timothy.
Madison contacts Lillian, o ...more

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Aug 19, 2019 Emily rated it really liked it

Nothing to See Here was my first Kevin Wilson book, and I really enjoyed it! This was a really intriguing speculative fiction novel, and I was drawn to it as soon as I heard the synopsis.

I liked the characters in this book, and the setting was great. I really enjoyed the parts at boarding school, and the parts at Madison's mansion were good as well.

I wish this book would have been a little darker, but that's just my horror bias. It was a heartwarming story with a good dark vibe; I just wanted ...more

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Jun 29, 2019 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

You want to try this hors d'oeuvre: watermelon, feta cheese, kale, and balsamic vinegar. Skewer chunks of the cheese and melon on toothpicks, place on a bed of kale, and drizzle with plenty of balsamic. Doesn't it sound so strange? But it's surprisingly delicious. The vinegar cuts the kale cuts the feta cuts the watermelon cuts the vinegar, and on and on. I ate a whole platter of it once, just about.

Nothing to See Here reminds me of that appetizer, except weirder. It's an oddly scrumptious little/>Nothing ...more

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Jul 22, 2019 Julie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-fantastic-stars, netgalley-reads, delightfully-quirky

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of Kevin Wilson’s NOTHING TO SEE HERE. This is the first work of Wilson’s that I’ve read, and there’s no doubt that I’ll be adding more of his books to my TBR list as this novel was enjoyable from start to finish. Despite the bizarre premise of this book (spontaneously combusting kids, really?), the story amazingly works, which speaks to Wilson’s talent as a writer. The plot and characters never become silly or ridicul ...more

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goodreads marked this as "weird fiction"

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Oct 16, 2019 Basic B's Guide rated it it was amazing

A unique and heartfelt book about wanting to protect ourselves from a world of hurt.

I really enjoyed my first Kevin Wilson book. NOTHING TO SEE HERE is currently a @bookofthemonth selection for October (recommended by @sarahsbookshelves) and a favorite author of my gal pal @readwithjamie.

“Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities.”< ...more

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Aug 28, 2019 Chris Haak rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4,5
This was so much fun! I liked the weirdness, I loved the characters -especially Lillian and the children Bessie and Roland- and the relationship between them, and the plot and writing is excellent.
Thanks very much Harper Collins and Edelweiss for the ARC. I really enjoyed myself!

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Kevin Wilson was born, raised, and still lives in Tennessee. His writing has appeared in Ploughshares, One Story, Greensboro Review, The Oxford American, Carolina Quarterly and elsewhere. His work has twice been included in the New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best anthology (2005, 2006). He has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the KHN Center for the Arts. A graduat ...more