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A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
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October 1, 2014
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October 31, 2014
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Group Read Archive 2014-16

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Ashleigh
Dec 15, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: urban-fantasy, contemporary, middle-grade, family, magical-realism, reviewed, death, coming-of-age
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The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times a day.
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Darrell
Mar 03, 2017 rated it it was amazing
"WOW I got the meaning of the book. It is about how a young boy deal with losing his mother. I could put myself at times as the boy so for that the book meant more to me." ...more
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Cindy (BKind2Books)
Jul 25, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2021-genre-challenge
What a beautiful book on grief and loss. I picked this one up thinking I would finish it over the next few days, but was compelled to finish this. It is utterly heart-breaking and still uplifting. Colin is visited at 12:07 by a monster who forces him to confront some hard truths. It's not like his life is easy. His mom is fighting cancer. He has a rocky relationship with his grandmother. His dad is living overseas with his new wife and child. And the kids at school either treat him like he's inv ...more
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A B
Nov 15, 2021 rated it did not like it

This is one of those times I wish Goodreads had the option for half stars. If so, I'd give this one 1 1/2 stars due to the lovely illustrations that help tell this story, which really seems better suited for visual media.

I know it's a well-loved book but I just did not like it. Young Conor, despite being relentlessly bullied at school and having a dying mother, is kind of an annoying little shite. His grandmother is a mean, spiteful woman. We're supposed to dislike his father because he's moved ...more
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Bianca
Dec 04, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: challenge, checked-out
This book was completely amazing! I loved it. Really had me pausing a lot and reconsidering everything I have done in my life up until now, and made me think more about my future actions.
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Jorge Figueroba Sánchez
Aug 03, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: reto-2014
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Haley Arzt
Nov 23, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: i-definitely-recommend, 2016
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Tracey
Apr 16, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge
Kayleigh
Jan 02, 2016 rated it really liked it
Mary Lowry
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Mike
Nov 12, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Becky
Dec 28, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Katie
Dec 28, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Katie
Jan 09, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Vidz
Jan 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: read-asap
Duru
Jan 21, 2017 marked it as to-read
Cheryl
Feb 02, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: purchased
Danielle
Apr 12, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2017
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Kaylie Sudlow
Apr 12, 2017 marked it as to-read
Katie
Jan 11, 2018 rated it really liked it
Danne Cole
Mar 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Jul 22, 2018 marked it as to-read
Taylor
Dec 28, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fast-finishers
Aneta
Jul 28, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own, young-adult
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Terri
Apr 03, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Meghan
Apr 29, 2020 marked it as to-read
Chitrranshi
Oct 06, 2020 marked it as to-read
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