RealisticFiction

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First, this is a YA story. Characters are 17-18. So naturally they will behave like how normal teenagers would. They are childish, selfish, cringy, annoying & irritating to adults. So if you get easily annoyed by teenagers or teen characters, don't read it. You'll find it boring and frustrating & I don't want these tags to be associated with this beautiful & bittersweet story.

hya First we get to know about a particular incident that happened in MCs life when they were 10 & then we got to know them 1 month before completing their high school.
I think I needed this story at this point of time in my life. It made me remember my adventures, my somewhat reckless life. But most importantly, it made me remember my friends, my memories with them, my fights, my bond. This story is about the bond despite there being differences or disagreements. Our different characteristics & how, when we are together, we are whole. 9h

hya This story is also about how our imagination of someone is far from that of someone's reality. We can understand each other but can never be each other. But by only imagining being someone else, or the world being something else, is the only way light gets in. It's the machine that kills fascists. 9h

hya This story played with my strings, their importance & how careful we have to be while choosing our metaphors, because they have implications. It's how we see ourselves & how we let the world see us. 9h

hya I didn't cry at the end but it sure made me think, about our roots, our values, our aspirations, love & letting go. People often take love & letting go in opposite senses. But when you understand them & you understand yourself, in my POV, that's the only thing that matters. 9h

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DebinHawaii

Blubber | Judy Blume

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#Read2025

Reread for #AuthorAMonth August #JudyBlume TBH, I wanted to reread Are You There God, It‘s Me, Margaret, especially since this one is the #ChildrensClassicRead2025 pick for September, but I‘m cheap & this one was available from the library in Ebook or audio, so I went ahead with it. It‘s also my #Roll100 pick for August (#41 Any Reread.) It all came back to me while listening & I cringed & winced my way through, being mad & annoyed ⬇️

Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, DieAReader, PuddleJumper

DebinHawaii …at Jill & her parents & teachers. I was never bullied or the bully in school but this certainly brought back memories of seeing it happen & Blume captured it well. I liked the interview at the end of the audiobook where Blume explained why she wrote it & it was a quick & easy listen. I‘m still shooting for a AYTGIMM reread at some point. 1d

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Jadams89

Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson

#WithTheBanned

lil1inblue Full disclosure - I bailed on this one at 35% because it triggered me. Hard. However, had I read this book in high school, it would have helped me unlock so much. It would have been so valuable when I was still in the trauma. Just knowing I wasn't alone in my feelings would have done wonders. 14h

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Jadams89

Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson

#WithTheBanned

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Jadams89

Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson

#WithTheBanned

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Jadams89

Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson

#WithTheBanned

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Jadams89

Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson

Hey #WithTheBanned readers!! Discussion posts for our August book are coming. Like always, I‘ll tag everyone in the first post. There are 5 questions in total.

Also, in the next few weeks, I‘ll put up a post for suggestions for 2026 reads. Start thinking about books you‘d like to see on the schedule next year.

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Eggs

Challenger Deep | Neal Shusterman

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“Sometimes the darkness beyond is not glorious at all, it truly is an absolute absence of light.”

Explore the psyche of teen Caden Bosch and his untethered soul. An engaging view of human mental illness and its attempt to reach equilibrium...

#Voyager

#CharacterCharm

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵💚💙 17h

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