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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

Beth Hoffman

8.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Steel Magnolias meets The Help in Beth Hoffman’s New York Times bestselling Southern debut novel,...

Daisy Jones & the Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

9.3 (11 Ratings) Rate It

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Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute...

FilmIntuition (33 KP) rated Darius the Great is Not Okay in Books

Sep 15, 2018

A Wholly Original Debut

Though it takes a little bit for the action to pick up in author Adib Khorram's debut work, much like the titular protagonist in this young adult coming-of-age novel, great things come both to Darius as well as the patient readers who wait.
Bursting with vivid imagery and a wholly original first-person point-of-view right from the start, Darius the Great is Not Okay - about a half Persian, half Caucasian teenager who travels with his family to visit his maternal grandparents for the first time in Iran - is sure to be one of the genre's breakout successes of 2018.
A timely, fresh, and relatable character driven work, the book centers on Darius Kellner's search for that one place in which he fits.
Understanding the complexity of being a teenager, Adib Khorram tackles Darius Kellner's "outsider" status from a variety of perspectives bound to ring true to readers from envying his younger sister's relationship with his father to being bullied or ridiculed on two continents.
Finding a true friend in the last place he expected, which causes him to learn more about himself in the process, Darius the Great's sensitivity and commitment to the people on and off the page makes it a standout for Fall.

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A Work in Progress

Connor Franta

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned...

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Gypsy Boy on the Run

Mikey Walsh

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The incredible sequel to Gypsy Boy GYPSY BOY: ON THE RUN picks up from where Gypsy Boy left off, and...

AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Books

Oct 28, 2020

Dysfunctional and heart-warming

Read this before I made the decision to watch the movie, and I certainly enjoyed the book more (although the movie was not a bad one). The more I read the book, the more I was hooked, (possibly because it was quite a heavy read, and I wanted to finish it, again not because I dislike it). Many of the characters are likeable, and the material was well written.
A coming of age story of a young man beginning high school with the emotional and mental baggage of his traumatic childhood. Charlie was an unusual main lead, appearing quite odd at times and very emotional. He made friends with Sam and Patrick, and the relationship was heart warming if not a little dysfunctional.
My rating of the book, did not quite give it the max rating, as I felt after I had finished reading, I was left a little confused, and with a number of unanswered questions. At times throughout the novel, I kept thinking the next chapter will be the big reveal, but that chapter never came.
I can see why it has the following it has, went mainstream and has remained popular, but not a book I aim to reread anytime soon.