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I'm conflicted how to review this book. I really liked it,enjoyed it and ...
At the same time something bothered me that I haven't realized what yet.The strange bond between Carolyn and Steve and how Carolyn was affected by so many small dots in her past,present and future was amazing and the whole path book followed was strange but still appealing.
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At the same time something bothered me that I haven't realized what yet.The strange bond between Carolyn and Steve and how Carolyn was affected by so many small dots in her past,present and future was amazing and the whole path book followed was strange but still appealing.
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What an amazing story. What an incredible book from the mind of a very talented author.
I want to suggest this book to all of my friends, but just be forewarned, it is gruesome and violent.
The story is about a subdivision where Father lives with his adopted children. Father is a very mystical individual and the children are all taught to excel in one "category" or another - medicine, death, language, murder, animals, etc. The children grow in the confines of Father's care, knowing that they are ...more
I want to suggest this book to all of my friends, but just be forewarned, it is gruesome and violent.
The story is about a subdivision where Father lives with his adopted children. Father is a very mystical individual and the children are all taught to excel in one "category" or another - medicine, death, language, murder, animals, etc. The children grow in the confines of Father's care, knowing that they are ...more
I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I'd like to give it somewhere between 3-4 stars because it's interesting but the excessive violence is hard to deal with and it's incredibly difficult to connect with the primary characters. There are so many questions left unanswered and the unreliable narrators make it difficult to get into the flow (I both love and don't love these shifting unreliable narrators). But the concept of librarians who understand sections of life so completely that they have
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This book was not AT ALL what I expected when I picked it up. It took me about 50-100 pages to really get into it, but it was well worth the wait. A good mix of fantasy, reality, and humor. Definitely one of the more unique books I've read in a long time.
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I had no idea what to expect from this, but it was not the story I got! I enjoyed it, not the most likable of characters but such an interesting story.
Jul 30, 2015
Mandy
marked it as to-read
Nov 30, 2015
Jeanne Bufkin
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Dec 18, 2015
Dayna
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Jan 02, 2016
Hannah
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Jan 14, 2016
Rac
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Sep 19, 2020
Jessica (BlogEared Books)
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