🌿 Pretty much all the way through grad school; I wanted to absorb everything like a sponge 🧽
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🌿 Pretty much all the way through grad school; I wanted to absorb everything like a sponge 🧽
🌱 tagged was delightful
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
#LittensLoveRomance It was a close vote but we have a winner! It‘s been on my TBR since I fell in love with Pumpkinheads. There are lots of chapters so we‘ll be reading 4 a day; from what I can tell, most are short so it should make for quick reading. We‘ll start in a week to give those who want to join a bit of time to get the book. Since it‘s older hopefully your library will come through. Let me know if you want to be tagged in my daily posts!
“Sometimes I got this feeling that we‘d never be close enough. I wanted to climb inside your skin, inside your mind, so I could know all there was to know about you.”
#LoveLost ❤️💔❤️
#FeelinTheLove
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pickLoved this story of young love, angst, and the search for acceptance ❤️
The alternating narrators were great.
The story took an unexpected turn near the end when they found out who Eleanor's bully is.
so-soI can deal with unlikable characters, but in this book they got more unlikable as each chapter unfolded and I found nothing to redeem them. Every character is in a weird spot where they think they are superior while simultaneously feeling like everyone else feels superior to them. The final act of the “first love” was so selfish. I don‘t understand those who call the book romantic. Some decent writing, but not enough to save it for me.
pickThis one made me feel things, both good and bad. Ultimately bad. But I did really enjoy reliving the consuming intensity of first love
pick3/5 ⭐️
Beside the religious aspect of the book, I liked the book. It was touching and sad. A good book for teenagers or a bookclub.
so-soLet me begin by saying I really appreciated this story being told. It‘s a perspective that I‘ve never seen in a graphic narrative, that of a boy growing into young adulthood and navigating his faith, all while dealing with abuse, bullying, and essentially a rather traumatic childhood. It‘s a vital story, however painful it is at times, one that I can see a lot of people connecting with, particularly those navigating their own conflict of faith. ⬇️
pickIt's a toss up which book, this one or The Outsiders, is the first work of YA. This one was written when Daly was still in college and published in 1942. Although I found it slow moving, I also found it full of wistful nostalgia. Anyone who has ever fallen in love as a teen will likely recognize themselves in Angie. The themes are universal.
