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This was extremely random and graphic. 3.5 stars

Thank goodness for my audible credit coming in today... overdrive is acting wonky for me, and I need to audioclean!

In past years I have fallen short by 5 or 6 hours, this year I was determined to due all 24 hours, goal completed 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️✊✊#readathon #deweys24hourreadathon @DeweysReadathon

Weird! This is similar to Mean Girls plus American Beauty rewound 10 years and written down.

What a cast of strange, distinctive characters. The 1st person narration has a distant quality which seems trendy (think Marlena) which I enjoy; I think it better aids both shock value and allows the reader to view a more "objective" version of the story.

I enjoyed the multi-faceted story and delving into different characters in different parts.

My chest ached. It felt as if a wrinkled hand were keeping the surface of my heart taut, stretching the flesh out so I would know how much more painful things could get. I tried to unclench the grasp, but the hand stayed there, forcing me to feel what I did not want to feel.

Bailed at 20% in — Life is too short to read books that don‘t interest me

Clearing out my ARC list ... or trying to anyway.

Listening to this currently. It's amusing and has made me chuckle a few times. It's a novel view of 90s LA from a teen transplanted from Rome. It must have been like arriving on a different planet!

At its best, this is a trite story that's less coming-of-age and more a dull game of 'what I remember from the early 90s.' None of the characters offer anything of interest, the protagonist is vacuous & ultimately a useless vehicle for any kind of narrative. This novel is a waste of space & an embarrassment to #YA & literary fiction

This is feeling more & more like a poor prose imitation of Sophia Coppola's movies. I'm dangerously close to marking this as #DNF

The Aeolian Islands that open part two

It's not that this isn't true about the US but Italians? Never has there been a less politically active nationality in modernity--unless we include reactionary xenophobia & rampant sexism. Which, when you think about it, makes the US the perfect place for Italians to migrate to

I just quit the book about a quarter through, but I'm willing to give the audio a try. I'm just not fully invested. Is there anyone giving this the hard sell? Do I just need to stick it out a little longer?

Speaking of one of the best novels of 2017... #bookmail

You have my attention.

3/5⭐️
Meh. It was okay. I didn't feel the character Eugenia. I couldn't like or dislike her. I feel the disconnection with the main character was the reason for the lower rating.

I finally finished a novel! Loved this coming-of-age story. The twists in the plot were a little predictable, but the characters! I just wanted to spend another 100 pages with them. Very real, very relatable. First #tbrbingo complete! To the left is my prize! #booksleeve #imobsessed #someonegetmeoffetsy

This may pull me out of my book/life slump! I love reading coming-of-age books about when I came-of-age. Teens in the early/mid-90s - this is for you.

Yay!!! 🎊🎊🎉🎉📚📚🎉🎉🎊🎊

My @24in48 prize is here!

Thank you @penguinrandomhouse 💜💜💜💜

Morning reading. ☀️📚❤️

#TBRtemptation post 3! About to be released. A YA coming-of-age novel set in 1992-94 Los Angeles, between major riots & a major earthquake. Eugenia's film-maker parents move to Hollywood, and the Italian teen must adapt to a huge new school, gangs, car-based culture, raves, etc. She befriends Henry & bewitching Deva and explores a whole new side of life. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

a very intriguing story of a young girl Eugenia. For me reading this book is such an extraordinary experience. It talks about different topics which I think really diverse; social differences, families, friends and self-finding. There is something with the first chapter that got me hooked with the whole story. Read full review at HTTP://noshelfcontroll.wordpress.com

Hi everyone! I'm so glad to find a new place to share my book addiction!😃
Btw huge thanks @DoubledayBooks for sending this gem!

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