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Trisha
Oct 24, 2018 rated it it was ok
“Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?”

This is a very sad story - about a kid who has a lot of tragedy in his life and doesn't handle it well. We go though early years in his life well into adulthood as he drifts and tries to understand the world and people.

And honestly, it wasn't fun. I kept waiting for somethin ...more
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Gabriela
Oct 27, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: examined-lives, favorites, nytimes-bestseller, books-for-introverts, pulitzer-prize-winners, nook, books-that-inspired-the-world, reality-check, summer2015
A work of art in itself. I've been practically living in this book for the past two weeks, following in the traces of Theo and Boris, a disturbingly beautiful reality with a well-defined message for the world.

"When I looked at the painting I felt the same convergence on a single point: a flickering sun-struck instant that existed now and forever."

"Because: if our secrets define us, as opposed to the face we show the world: then the painting was the secret that raised me above the surface of lif ...more
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Tfalcone
Dec 27, 2013 rated it liked it
Loved the beginning. Boy loses mother to an explosion and meets mysterious man. The boy scrambles to move on in life and has some good support from a friend's family. Then boy's dad comes into the picture - Las Vegas, Boris, drug scene not engaging at all (could have cut out about 200 pages). The book tries to redeem itself, but never quite recovers. Parts of it reminded me of great expectations ( not sure why). ...more
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