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A Heart in a Body in the World
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This is less than four star but way more than three.
It is hard to talk about this story without giving spoilers. The biggest strength of the book is that Caletti writes dialogue adn characters so fiercely fucking human that the most inane of conversations made me tear up. But that's me, and how i work. It is the slightest of moments that hit me the hardest, not the grandiose speech at the end of the book that left me feeling a bit cold if im honest. No, it is someone raising their brow knowingly and the other person realizing a beat after them. It is simple words and frustrated attempts at caring and curses muttered in a foreign language. It is how, in grief, everything is a trigger, a reminder.
This YA reads like YA usually does, fast and page turning, simple language, some occasional forays into language experimentation through use of 2nd person and some metaphors that work and some that fall flat as hell, but in the end, it is the well-told insights and the simple day-to-day actions that felt real and true that make this close to a four star read. Take a day or two and go on the journey with the character. I think it's worth it.
TWs: To be as spoiler-free as I can with trigger warnings while still providing enough to help you judge , this is about grief and loss and violence, there is PTSD, guilt and shame. There is no sexual assault.
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It is hard to talk about this story without giving spoilers. The biggest strength of the book is that Caletti writes dialogue adn characters so fiercely fucking human that the most inane of conversations made me tear up. But that's me, and how i work. It is the slightest of moments that hit me the hardest, not the grandiose speech at the end of the book that left me feeling a bit cold if im honest. No, it is someone raising their brow knowingly and the other person realizing a beat after them. It is simple words and frustrated attempts at caring and curses muttered in a foreign language. It is how, in grief, everything is a trigger, a reminder.
This YA reads like YA usually does, fast and page turning, simple language, some occasional forays into language experimentation through use of 2nd person and some metaphors that work and some that fall flat as hell, but in the end, it is the well-told insights and the simple day-to-day actions that felt real and true that make this close to a four star read. Take a day or two and go on the journey with the character. I think it's worth it.
TWs: To be as spoiler-free as I can with trigger warnings while still providing enough to help you judge , this is about grief and loss and violence, there is PTSD, guilt and shame. There is no sexual assault.
(view spoiler)
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Reading Progress
February 20, 2019
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Started Reading
February 20, 2019
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February 20, 2019
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55.87%
"This book is receiving so many five star reviews and so many accolades that i decided to pick it up. I'm impressed with the pacing and the way the author tells the story in flashbacks that don't feel like flashbacks. How things unfold slowly even though you know you know oh GOD you know what's happening. It feels important."
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200
February 20, 2019
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Finished Reading
June 2, 2019
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