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This one hit real close to home.......
I don't know how much this would have touched me had I not been raised in a town similar to Forrestville (LITERALLY- I come from a town that has the exact same population and has a Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park within the county. So, needless to say, Dill, Travis, Lydia and I had lots in common with our upbringings.)
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I don't know how much this would have touched me had I not been raised in a town similar to Forrestville (LITERALLY- I come from a town that has the exact same population and has a Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park within the county. So, needless to say, Dill, Travis, Lydia and I had lots in common with our upbringings.)
Let me point out just a slight criticism before I say anything else. If you are wanting/thinking that this particular book is gonna be actio ...more
I devoured this awesome debut book by Jeff Zentner and now I can't stop thinking about it - teens will LOVE this searingly sad book about the confines of a small town, three best friends, and their senior year. Travis, Dill and Lydia have been bullied throughout high school but Dill has been ostracized totally due to the imprisonment of his totally scary preacher father who believes in handling snakes as part of God's word. He lives in poverty, in fear of becoming like his father and grandfather
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Jul 24, 2016
bjneary
rated it
it was amazing
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I listened to this stunning audiobook (since I had already read the book!!!) for a twitter chat with #2jennsbookclub on 8/8 at 8pm. Since I had already read the book and knew the whole plot; it was at times aching and at times haunting to listen to Dill, Travis, and Lydia as their lives unfold during their senior year of high school. Readers will continue to think about the confines of a small town, bullies, and three best friends who exist only for each other's friendship. Dill is mesmerizing a
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Feb 26, 2017
Jill
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really liked it
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I just realized that the cover has a blurb from John Corey Whaley, which speaks so much about this book.
I absolutely loved this book!! I can honestly say this is going on my 'Favorites' list. & I think is the best book I have read this year! I absolutely fell in love with the characters & as someone who spent a great deal of their childhood in small-town TN - I can say honestly say the author portrays this perfectly! These characters felt like your friends. I knew some of the towns mentioned & I could imagine myself right back at my grandparents house in the summer. I stayed up reading till about
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Nov 20, 2016
Kelly
marked it as waiting-on-my-shelf
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Dec 06, 2016
Ashley Rich
marked it as to-read
Feb 26, 2017
Dee
rated it
it was amazing
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