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Love Letters to the Dead

Ava Dellaira

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

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Group Read Archive 2014-16

Genre Group Read (Humour) - December 2016 - You Are Not So Smart
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Alternate Group Read (Classics) - December 2016 - Mansfield Park
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Dec 13, 2019 Tobey rated it really liked it

Shelves: popsugar-2019, 2019

I ended up enjoying this more than I thought I was going to when I started reading it. Very emotional, sad and painful but hopeful too. It must be tough for people to have to deal with some of these things. Life sure can be hard but it can be oh so good too.

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Nov 07, 2015 Jenny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult

At first I found this book trite. Laurel was so immature. She made really poor choices that made me want to throw things at her. But as I persevered through the high schools antics, bad language, and worse, something underlying and beautiful appeared. Laurel overcame the self-destructing behavior and along the way she and her friends became something more. It was a powerful message of love, friendship, and understanding. A touching account of acceptance I would recommend to those struggling with ...more

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Feb 04, 2016 🥀 Rose 🥀 rated it did not like it

Shelves: young-adult, audio-book, fiction, lbgtq, mental-illness

This was the biggest slog fest ever. A non story that went on and on and on!

I actually like the idea of a book told through a diary as a format being a fan of Go Ask Alice so I thought this might be just as good. Wrong!

Meet laurel. She is a survivor of a family tragedy and starting high school. She writes letters to dead musicians as a way of working through her sadness. If only I cared one lick about this girl could this be remotely moving. She's about as boring and dull as they come. Laurel ...more

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Mar 28, 2016 Abbey rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult

There were points in this book where I just wanted to keep on reading and not put it down; I needed to find answers. There were also points that had me rolling my eyes and questioning if I wanted to carry on. The premise is a good one, interesting. Generally I liked the characters, and enjoyed their interactions, they seemed believable. Though, other times they just seemed forced and the wording felt off. Overall I think I liked this, I'll give the author another go sometime, but I probably won' ...more

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Jul 10, 2017 Karla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Poignant story of loss, love and growing up

This book started bit slow, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Beautiful writing about the loss of a family member, abuse, and the lives of teenage girls. ...more

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