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tommy has been telling me about A Mango-Shaped Space for a long time now, and after reading this, i both want to read that book and also to have synesthesia myself, please. it's like having a superpower that doesn't require you, morally, to go out and save the world. it is more like being on a mild acid trip all the time, without any of the accompanying backaches and food-aversion.
of course, in this book, her synesthesia is compounded with other special gifts which both complicate her life and a ...more
of course, in this book, her synesthesia is compounded with other special gifts which both complicate her life and a ...more
Maybe this is science fiction. I'm not really sure. It depends on the reliability of the sanity of the narrator, a teenage girl placed in a mental institution for troubled kids, on anti-psychotic medication. Who sees and hears things other people don't. And yet, she doesn't SEEM crazy...
(cue creepy music)
Alison awakens in the hospital with fuzzy memories of how she got there, but she knows it had something to do with Tori, perfect, annoying Tori, and that something very bad happened. And, she m ...more
(cue creepy music)
Alison awakens in the hospital with fuzzy memories of how she got there, but she knows it had something to do with Tori, perfect, annoying Tori, and that something very bad happened. And, she m ...more
A 4.5 star review.
I've been wanting to read this for literally years, and fortunately it did not disappoint. I liked that the supernatural elements were fewer and less overwhelming than I'd originally expected, so that Alison's synesthesia is allowed to take center stage in the novel. As somebody who has a mild version of synesthesia herself, I always find it incredibly interesting to read about other people's experiences, and this was no exception.
But R.J. Anderson still managed not to let Alis ...more
I've been wanting to read this for literally years, and fortunately it did not disappoint. I liked that the supernatural elements were fewer and less overwhelming than I'd originally expected, so that Alison's synesthesia is allowed to take center stage in the novel. As somebody who has a mild version of synesthesia herself, I always find it incredibly interesting to read about other people's experiences, and this was no exception.
But R.J. Anderson still managed not to let Alis ...more
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