This paperback was one of my 50p charity shop finds. I know I only bought it because I had seen the trailers for the film although I had no clue as to what it was about really, but I was expecting a nice, easy reading romantic comedy – which is not what this book turns out to be.The easiest way t...
Este es un libro con un tema fuerte, es la historia de un chico que en el día de su cumpleaños decide que va a matar a un compañero de clase para posteriormente suicidarse, pero antes repartirá regalos a 3 personas importantes para el. Básicamente esa es la historia de este libro, sin embargo va ...
Nachdem “Silver Linings” zu meinem Lesehighlight im letzten Jahr gehörte, war ich mehr als gespannt auf den neuesten Roman von Matthew Quick, “Die Sache mit dem Glück”.Viel Glück ist dem 39-jährigen Bartholomew bisher nicht widerfahren. Tatsächlich lebte er bis zu dem Tod seiner Mutter immer noch...
Мъж на средна възраст с проблеми в емоционалното развитие, възрастно бившо отче-алкохолик с биполярно разстройство, което изживява криза на вярата, контрольор в кино със синдрома на Турет и библиотекарка, която вярва, че е била отвлечена от извънземни. Плюс Ричърд Гиър (да, актьорът!), макар и за...
This book is really good so far There are three high school senior basketball players. One is findly who is a point guard. He has a girlfriend who also loves basketball. He doesn't talk much because of his mothers death. Another one of the seniors is Russ Washington. Russ doesn't really want to p...
This is a prime example of my favorite type of realistic fiction- it's funny, sad, smart and hip. (Ok I know I just made it seem UNhip by calling it hip...) Story of a young girl who keeps a positive attitudew no matter what the world throws at her, poverty, homelessness and messed up mom- ever...
For putting a cross on you when you are already suffering. It was wrong of me. Selfish.”I don’t say anything.“Unless you ask me to keep coming, I will no longer come to visit you every day. In fact, I will never come again if you do not ask me to come. I want to help you, yes, but I also have bee...
Battle, a large squat serious lady who always wears a tracksuit. Tonight she has on a navy-blue number with three silver stripes running the length of her arms and legs. Erin’s mother and father repeat all the information we know. Hit-and-run. Shattered leg. Major reconstructive surgery. After th...
Albert Camus is dead on the passenger-side floor; he’s stiff as a stuffed fox. I grab my cane and get out of the truck. The hood is crumpled. The front bumper has become a part of the thick and noble oak tree—almost like an accessory maybe, a tree b...