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Feb 19, 2013
Christopher Stevenson
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
southern-gothic,
living-women-who-talk-a-lot
The goods: strong metaphors, great stories, strong characterization
The bads: strong metaphors, great stories , strong characterization
You will either love her or hate her. In today's world of quick-and-easy fiction vs. things-you-have-think-about fiction, she falls somewhere in the middle, but closer to things-you-have-to-think-about. ...more
The bads: strong metaphors, great stories , strong characterization
You will either love her or hate her. In today's world of quick-and-easy fiction vs. things-you-have-think-about fiction, she falls somewhere in the middle, but closer to things-you-have-to-think-about. ...more

What everyone else said: strong, well-written stories with fantastical elements, all way way too similar to each other in tone and style. The settings were all imaginative and very different, but nearly every story was written in the first person voice of a 12 year old with a grief-stricken past. I'd love to see the author branch out more, because her ideas are really cool and she writes well.
People who liked this should definitely check out Maureen McHugh and Kelly Link. ...more
People who liked this should definitely check out Maureen McHugh and Kelly Link. ...more

Aug 11, 2011
Devon Tutak
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Megan Reichelt
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Apr 06, 2013
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Aug 24, 2013
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Apr 27, 2015
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Jun 14, 2015
Molly Harbage
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
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Mar 11, 2018
Maree
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Nov 19, 2019
Rachel
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