pickGreat pick for #WithTheBanned @Jadams89
This was my first time reading Perks. I watched the movie many years ago and pretty much just remembered the scene pictured above.
Difficult topics dealt with respectively and with hope.
I hopped on the BannedWagon this month with @Jadams89 and crew to revisit one of the most important books in my own personal journey. If I read it for the first time now, I'm sure I'd think it's a perfectly fine coming-of age-story. But I read it as a teenager and so have no objectivity whatsoever; I still find it close to perfect. I'd never read anything at that age which captured in words the feelings I always thought were inexpressible. ⬇️⬇️
pick(couldn't find the right book in the database)
So... This is a strange one.
It's definitely a good book, very well written, with an interesting structure that lost me a bit in the middle (lots and lots of POVs) but came together in the end. The characters are exceptionally good. And there is a strong message at its heart.
It is gritty and rough, but the story demands it.
I can't say anything negative about it... Yet, it left me unsatisfied.
pickA psychological thriller that I couldn‘t put down! Eve has a good life, good husband and is a high school maths teacher. Last year, the school where she teaches was rocked by a scandal involving a student/teacher affair. That student was Addie. This year Addie is in Eve‘s maths class and her husbands English class. There are so many twisting secrets and a great revenge plot. It was such a quick read with short chapters.
pickI‘m so happy I reread this one. It is just so good. I‘ve never watched the movie. My daughter told me she hasn‘t read the book or seen the movie. We plan on reading it together this summer & watching the movie afterwards. #raisingreaders #readbannedbooks
#readyourTBR #readyourebooks #WithTheBanned #WTB25
Spent the morning on the garden now time for an afternoon read 📖💕
pickFor a while I was reading it and was not really into it, Charlie being more of an observer than participant in his own life resonated with how I‘d felt in my life at times but I didn‘t really see where it was going & the ending came & blew me away completely not what I expected. The 20th anniversary afterword was cute.
Excited for the discussion #withthebanned
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1. Definitely 💙📚💙
2. Tagged. I just finished rereading this for #WithTheBanned #WTB25 💚💚💚
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs 🤓
pickThis was truly a heartbreaking story. It had me crying so much towards the end. It was beautifully written and, incredibly heartfelt. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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