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Jan 10, 2011 Sue rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, zl-crpl-print-4, zf-favorites-audio, zq-audio-repeat-0, time-travel, zl-crpl-mp3-reread, zc-challenge-50-states, zr1-rplan-family-friends, z5-read, connecticut

Definitely a book written for teens, but adults will find it fascinating as well! The characters are very real young people, and you will see behavior from them that you don't admire... but then you will also see the value of having friends that you love and who you know will be there for you. The plot progression is quite unique, and essential to the story - with Samantha, we experience the same day, February 12th, relived multiple times - but, some things can change each time. Each chapter is ...more

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Aug 21, 2011 Shannon rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, audiobooks, romance

I really liked listening to this book . . .the story was compelling, the characters were complex, and I was eager to know how it ended. But I strongly disagreed with the underlying worldview. Though the characters' past actions have a profound effect on each other, ultimately they are portrayed as victims of chance in an impersonal universe. And in this (the book's) world, if God exists, He doesn't care enough about us to get involved in our lives. (The title of the final chapter, "Miracle of Ch ...more

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Aug 31, 2019 Elle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-fiction, 5-star-reads

I LOVED this book! I have historically liked Lauren Oliver's writing, but I have been used to her dystopian reads. I will admit that I was very much impressed by this one. I enjoyed the dynamic characters and I actually was quite entertained by the fact that I actually didn't like the title character for the majority of the book. I was pretty impressed with how much I was engrossed in the story line given how often I rolled my eyes and shook my head at her. This is a fantastic YA read along the ...more

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