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Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the story of Alex, a high school senior unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion. This is a compelling and provoking literary debut that will appeal to fans of Wes Anderson, Silver Linings Playbook, and Liar.

Alex fights a daily battle to figure out the difference between reality and delusion. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8-Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college. She’s pretty optimistic about her chances until classes begin, and she runs into Miles. Didn't she imagine him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. She’s not prepared for normal.

Funny, provoking, and ultimately moving, this debut novel featuring the quintessential unreliable narrator will have readers turning the pages and trying to figure out what is real and what is made up.

Prologue (view spoiler)[ So do the lobsters really talk to her? that's slightly weird! I can't believe she yanked them all out of the tank like that! (hide spoiler)]

I'd like to join this one :)
will probably start later today

That's okay ☺

hey, I'll start this later today when I'm home. I'm traveling right now but reading The Lying Game so I could finish it before I start this one.

chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ Poor girl. I did wonder about the losters. they're grey before they're boiled, and her setting them free sounded a little suspect too. She was really young to develop schizophrenia though! Poor kid! (hide spoiler)]

Irena wrote: "hey, I'll start this later today when I'm home. I'm traveling right now but reading The Lying Game so I could finish it before I start this one."

Okay ☺

I'm starting it now actually, yesterday I was too tired and went straight to bed when I came home even though it was only,5 p.m. Now I have a little headache so I guess I'm catching something but I hope that won't stop me from reading.

Btw, few minutes ago I've read really good review for this book so my hopes are high!

I read up to 34% last night, but I haven't read any further yet today ☺

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ this business about 'scoreboard day' is a bit weird! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ yep, seeing 2 of Miles is not good! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 16 (view spoiler)[ her obsession with the magic 8 ball reminds me of me. I used to do that too. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 13 .. this whole book is weird, (view spoiler)[Miles bored-thing is making me bored but I can see Alex being a worthy opponent xD.. the 20 questions were proof of that (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 24 (view spoiler)[I am going to be really sad if this whole Miles thing turned to be a fantasy or anything like that. I like them together. (hide spoiler)]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 13 .. this whole book is weird, [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ It is weird. and I don't get why everyone is scared of Miles. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ someone cut her bike in half?! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ that is just awful! the scoreboard fell on a girl and killed her, and they put it back up? and now the headmaster loves it for some reason? what the hell is wrong with him?! (hide spoiler)]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 24 [spoilers removed]"

I don't know what is going on!

chapter 25 (view spoiler)[ why was he paying her to break into tuckers house and put icyhot in his pants? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 29 (view spoiler)[ he wants her to visit his mother with him now? (hide spoiler)]

chaapter 34 (view spoiler)[ So Miles is autistic? I didn't see the sex coming. this book is weird. (hide spoiler)]

I think this book has weird written all over it x(

Chapter 40 (view spoiler)[they're trying to figure out who spread the news about her illness and his mom??!! I don't like this olan but it may uncover so interesting things (hide spoiler)]

It really does!

Sarah wrote: "chaapter 34 [spoilers removed]"

I agree..

Chapter 48 (view spoiler)[Oh! She is imagining Charlie after all (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 1 [spoilers removed]"
I don't want to sound like a stupid but I didn't know that abour lobsters. I tought their normal color is red.
I learned sth new today.

chapter 39 (view spoiler)[ Celia is such a bitch. (hide spoiler)]

Ending (view spoiler)[What Mr. McCoy did was messed up. I am glad Alex went to get medical treatment.. Overall, i still think this book is weird xD (hide spoiler)]

Irena wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 1 [spoilers removed]"
I don't want to sound like a stupid but I didn't know that abour lobsters. I tought their normal color is red.
I learned sth new today."

I'd blame Disney, Sebastian in the little mermaid is very red, and he'd only be that colour if he was boiled.

chapter 44 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe she found that python!!! I'd have thought it dead by now! (hide spoiler)]

Yeah, you're right, it's Disney's fault!

I remember when some children in USA tought cows are purple because of Milka, and I tought they were stupid, but Im no better then them!

chapter 49 (view spoiler)[ OMFG! Charlie isn't real??? Charlie died 4 years ago?! OMFG!! Did not see that one coming! (hide spoiler)]

Irena wrote: "Yeah, you're right, it's Disney's fault!

I remember when some children in USA tought cows are purple because of Milka, and I tought they were stupid, but Im no better then them!"

I wouldn't have known if I hadn't watched Masterchef a lot when I was pregnant!

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 48 [spoilers removed]"

I couldn't believe it!

Chap 4: (view spoiler)[Is this Miles schizo too? (hide spoiler)]

Irena wrote: "Chap 4: [spoilers removed]"

he's certainly strange.

chapter 53 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe the scoreboard fell on her! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 12 [spoilers removed]

chapter 15 [spoilers removed]

chapter 16 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ In my school, me and my friends, we had an eraser with words yes and no and we would ask it questions all the time. it was a game that we took pretty seriously . (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 13 .. this whole book is weird, [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Yeah, I wonder that too!

Sarah wrote: "chapter 21 [spoilers removed]"

That's messed up!

Seriously messed up! (view spoiler)[ who the heck worships a scoreboard that killed somebody?! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "Seriously messed up! [spoilers removed]"

yeah, tbh, I kind o9f got lost in the side story. there and now (view spoiler)[Celia's mom and McCoy. It seems to me they are playing games for highschoolers. (hide spoiler)]

Yeah, that was all a bit weird!

chapter 31 (view spoiler)[her dad is so weird. all those history questions, like everyone needs to know history. I would fail in his eyes big time! I honestly don't believe Americans learn all those details in school. Here in Croatia we certainly don't! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 48
I just had a HUGE wtf moment. (view spoiler)[ Charlie's not real?? Didn't see that coming! @ (hide spoiler)]

Irena wrote: "Chapter 48
I just had a HUGE wtf moment. [spoilers removed]"

That shocked me too!!

Okay, Ifinishedit few hours ago. Im going to write a review now.
All in all, I likedit. (view spoiler)[I like how this story pictured how people are not very nice and how they don't tolerate people with mental illness. I think it was pretty realistic in that part. (hide spoiler)]

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Reading from August 2nd 2015

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I'd like to join for August 2nd. :)

Abby wrote: "I'd like to join for August 2nd. :)"

Feel free to join, Abby! :)

I'd like to join too! :)

I'm going to start a day earlier because I have nothing to read. I hope it's okay. :)