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tapestry100 (306 KP) rated Ghosts in Books

Aug 2, 2017

Ghosts

Raina Telgemeier | 2016 | Children, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction & Poetry

7.5

(2 Ratings)

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A cute and somewhat touching story about the bonds between sisters, told with the backdrop of Dia de los Muertos. Catrina and her family has moved to the northern coast of California so that her sister Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, has a better time breathing with the cool salty air off the ocean. Catrina does not like having to have moved away from her friends, but has done so begrudgingly for her sister. When she and Maya discover that there are ghosts in their new town, they are taught about some of the history of Dia de los Muertos and also learn a little about respecting those that have passed. I sometimes think that the explanations around Dia de los Muertos seemed maybe a little too simplistic, but that may just be me. If nothing else, it has made me want to learn a little more about the history and traditions surrounding the day.

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Christine Allard (22 KP) rated The Secret History in Books

Jan 26, 2018

The Secret History

Donna Tartt | 1993 | Fiction & Poetry

7.7

(9 Ratings)

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This is kind of a cult classic. Some people love it, many hate it. One of the reasons I only recommend it to people who's tastes I know and trust will like it--otherwise, I will judge you if you're a hater. (0 more)

Not a cuppa tea for a lot of people. Cliquey and kind of insipid characters that you'll likely find something to hate about, while secretly wishing they'd let you in. (0 more)

Coming of age, why dunnit, college, and flawed characters

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This book has been one of my all-time favorites for years, and one of the few I re-read about every year or two.

A clique of "gifted misfits" find one another and form a clique at a liberal arts school (think Middlebury) on the East Coast. One is dead very early on. The rest of the book unfolds with. their incredibly intertwined, co-dependant, and complex relationships as you slowly learn what happened, why it did, and what's going to go down after.