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Becs (244 KP) rated You Are Not Here in Books

Jan 2, 2020  
You Are Not Here
You Are Not Here
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A breathtaking novel that will allow you to experience love and grief altogether.

I have only ever read a novel like You Are Not Here one other time. This is a novel yet in poetry form and I loved every second of it. I felt like I was Annaleah, living with the grief of losing a boyfriend right alongside her. I shed a few tears as parts were just heartbreaking and I laughed at others that were meant to be funny. This little novel is definitely one that I will be holding quite dear for the rest of my life and I can imagine myself reading it when I lost someone as dear to me as Brian was to Annaleah. 

You can read more of this review over on my blog: <a href="http://bookingwayreads.wordpress.com">Bookingway Reads</a>
  
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 | Fiction & Poetry
10
7.3 (126 Ratings)
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This book is complex, intriguing, and written beautifully (as is expected from an F Scott Fitzgerald novel). All together an enjoyable read from start to finish.
  
TM
The Monk
Matthew Lewis, Nicholas Boulton | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Gothic elements (1 more)
Page turner
Religion bashing (0 more)
Probably best not to read this if you are Catholic - I'm not but it comes under attack in the novel.
  
CB
Claimed by the Mate, Vol. 1
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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Two books in one. Two totally different stories. FERAL PASSIONS (A Feral Passions Novel) by Kate Douglas was my favorite but both equally a good read.
  
Miss Peregrine&#039;s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs | 2013 | Children, Young Adult (YA)
9
7.9 (128 Ratings)
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Slow to start,but once the story starts it's brilliant, I love the twists and turns in this epic novel
  
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Jo Nesbo recommended The Killer Inside Me in Books (curated)

 
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson | 1952 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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"The first crime novel I read that made me want to write one. It’s the original “American Psycho,” thirty years or so before Bret Easton Ellis."

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Neil Gaiman recommended Horns in Books (curated)

 
Horns
Horns
Joe Hill | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror
7.9 (19 Ratings)
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"An immensely powerful writer. This, his second novel, is about a man who wakes up after a bad night with horns pushing out of his forehead."

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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it’s one written in the past that has already begun to come true.

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Meg Wolitzer recommended The House of Mirth in Books (curated)

 
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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"A great social novel that feels shockingly contemporary as it confronts ideas of class. (Also, it must be said that Wharton’s novels are so deeply pleasurable.)"

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Julianne Moore recommended Jacob's Folly in Books (curated)

 
Jacob&#039;s Folly
Jacob's Folly
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"A highly complex and riveting novel that spans centuries, cultures, and families -- all from the perspective of a man that has been reincarnated as a fly!"

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