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Larry Kramer recommended The Adolescent in Books (curated)

 
The Adolescent
The Adolescent
Fyodor Dostoyevsky | 2004 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
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"The greatest Dostoyevsky novel for me. I first read it in the Andrew MacAndrew translation (now published by W.W. Norton) which bowled me over."

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"I’ve read this book several times and it is the perfect Summer read for me, especially for a “Quarantine Summer.” I try to read a chapter a day, because I find it helps me keep everything in perspective as the world is struggling right now. It helps me find the silver lining and gratitude on even the most difficult of days."

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Thirteen Reasons Why: (TV Tie-in)
Thirteen Reasons Why: (TV Tie-in)
Jay Asher | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
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7.8 (108 Ratings)
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I read this back in high school, but I really enjoyed it. Not sure how well it holds up now, but I do think it's an important topic to talk about.
  
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Casey Reid (9 KP) rated Vicious in Books

Nov 5, 2019  
Vicious
Vicious
V.E. Schwab | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.6 (8 Ratings)
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This series is too short. (0 more)
READ. THIS. NOW.
Wow. I read a lot of books and very few have the ability to stick around and make me think about it for days on end. Vicious is that book. Being able to love and hate both Eli and Victor simultaneously is a task that only VE Schwab could accomplish. The plot was so fast paced that I genuinely couldn't put the book down. READ IT NOW!
  
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Undressed (The Manhattanites, #2)
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Effin' amazeballs! Avery's one of my favorite authors, and Lex and Masi's story is hot, hot, HOT!

Everybody needs to read this one. Now. DO IT!!!
  
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Anne (15117 KP) rated The Siren in Books

Nov 4, 2019  
The Siren
The Siren
Kiera Cass | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.1 (8 Ratings)
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I Loved this book!!! It was such a great story and a different perspective on Sirens. I liked this take on Sirens - it was refreshingly new and different from most Siren or Mermaid stories I’ve read.

It was an emotional story but it was a good happy ending and it was like a breath of fresh air. It was the perfect story that I needed to read 😁.

I would definitely recommend others to read this! Go check it out now!
  
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari | 2016 | History & Politics
8.5 (4 Ratings)
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"It explains human behavior and why we are the way we are in human civilization from soup to nuts. And I’ve read it now a couple of times. It’s a pretty astonishing book."

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Frankie Francis recommended Women in Books (curated)

 
Women
Women
Charles Bukowski | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Michael bought this for me last year and I’d never read a book like it before. Since then I’ve discovered stuff like John Fante, Knut Hamsun… I read a lot more now I’ve discovered this style of writing.”"

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The Night I Disappeared
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I read this novel long ago and I didn't not appreciate it then as I would now. The ending is not what I thought it would be and Deaver did such a great job at not giving it away.
  
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling | 2014 | Children
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9.0 (221 Ratings)
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I have read this so many times now but have no regrets. It just seems better every time. I love how much more detail the books have and how different it is go the film!