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The Twelves Lives of Samuel Hawley
The Twelves Lives of Samuel Hawley
Hannah Tinti | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.8 (5 Ratings)
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What ultimately made this book a story that will resonate with me was the ambience of the narration. As a fan of Claire Fuller‘s prose and story telling I can heartily recommend Hannah Tinti‘s The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley..
  
An Innocent Fashion: A Novel
An Innocent Fashion: A Novel
R.J. Hernandez | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This book was surprising. It wasn't quite what I was expecting, rather dark but beautifully written in stunning prose. The ending came out of left field for me but when I reflect it seems obvious and the best and only way to conclude such a dark story. This author is quite talented and one I'll be watching, I just hope the next story is a little more upbeat and positive.
  
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
James Frey | 2018 | Biography
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8.8 (13 Ratings)
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The beautifully stark poetical prose (2 more)
The spectrum of emotion through which the reader follows the author
A plot that could go in any direction
Brutally honest
There is a wealth of literature about drug addiction, alcoholism and recovery out there. Most of it seems contrived and tries much too hard to preach to the reader about the awfulness of addiction and the
redemptive process of recovery. I find most of these hard to stomach. There is nothing contrived about this work. It tells it as it is. The author is neither trying to shock nor preach. This autobiographical novel is written in a stark prose which allows the horrors and joys of the story to speak for themselves. The comedy is deepest black as is the despair. The story is filled with wonderful and terrible characters and events. I wanted to read it straight through but had to stop to rest and sleep.