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by Gabrielle Zevin
Average rating: 5.794
Host: Christina
Highest rating: 7
Lowest rating: 4.75
Number of voters: 9
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A Ridiculous Story about Books
You might not like this book. I know I didn't sometimes. In fact, I admit freely that the writing is pretty terrible. Uneven pacing, shallow characters, super unrealistic. But then there are moments when suddenly you sit up and take notice, and you are looking for a pencil to write down an inspiring quote (or maybe you grab your phone to take a picture... I know how it is with kids these days) because you want to share with your book group a gem like this: "Why is any one book different from any other book? They are different, A.J. decides, because they are. We have to look inside many. We have to believe. We agree to be disappointed sometimes so that we can be exhilarated every now and again." I can't say whether you will be disappointed by this book or exhilarated by it. But, as the author says, "You have to look inside many." And to that I might add: At least it isn't Infinite Jest.
—me
