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Currently Reading book 9 of the #50bookpledge:
Dualed by Elsie Chapman
“You or your Alt? Only one will survive.
The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life.
Fifteen-year-old West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. But then a tragic misstep shakes West’s confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, she’s no longer certain that she’s the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love … though both have the power to destroy her.
Elsie Chapman’s suspenseful YA debut weaves unexpected romance into a novel full of fast-paced action and thought-provoking philosophy. When the story ends, discussions will begin about this future society where every adult is a murderer and every child knows there is another out there who just might be better.”-Goodreads
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Notes Different Kinds of BooksThe books begging to be savored: These books sit beside your bed for easy access, they live inside your bag for a dull moment full of promise--they are books you will take your time reading, but because you never want them to end. The books that change the way you look at life: These are full of insight, or just really awesome writing. They're modern classics that will mean something different to every reader. The books that steal your whole day: Addicting and delicious, you can't put these down. The books that steal your whole life: Much like the books that steal your life, these books are addicting--the only difference is that these books make you crave the same experience over, and over again. The books you will always recommend: You loved them and they will forever be a top favorite for you, so why not recommend them whenever you can? The books that will have you awake late into the night: Who needs sleep? Obviously not you when you're reading one of these books! The books that are guilty pleasures: You're sneaky about these books, and though no book should be a guilty pleasure, you love to read those books that others shun because they're not popular, or classic literature. The books that challenge us: These books are usually classic or contemporary literature that forces you to look beyond what you're used to, and to think about what the narrator or characters are saying. This isn't just a book you read, this is a book you absorb and let into your every waking thought. Have any other kinds of books in mind? Feel free to add! -
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Notes My response to people who comment on when a reader finishes a book quickly1: We do take in the facts, not just skim the pages. 2: Just because we read the book quicker than you can read it, doesn't mean that we didn't "understand it" or "absorb it". 3: We just love the book so much that we want to experience it and never let it go... until it is done. What's so bad about that? 4: You think your comment about us, "never taking our noses out of our books," because we read so fast, is going to make us stop reading? Think again. 5: We look at you with a smirk because we know how the story starts, flows, and ends--we know what characters die, who rocks, and why the storyline is so addicting--while you judge us for reading quickly. -
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Notes Placing pressure on undeserving books.Me: Book, you will be awesome. Me: You cannot disappoint me. Me: You are hyped and popular. Me: You will be the best book ever! [Reads the first chapter} Me: So... this is awkward. -
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Lit News You Can Use: Nov 16 - books in your seat!
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My Sister’s Reaper, Dorothy Dreyer
Release Date: May 2013
Genres: Young adult, paranormal
“Sixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.
When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong. Mara isn’t the same anymore—Zadie isn’t even sure she’s completely human, and to top it off, a Reaper is determined to collect Mara’s soul no matter what. Now Zadie must figure out how to defeat her sister’s Reaper, or let Mara die … this time for good.”
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Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s Class of 2013 Followed by this.
FUCKING THANK YOU.
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