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Lullaby 267 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2002
By the balls
+ as good as fightclub + Unexpected dark humor... how can you resist?
This book grabbed me by the balls until I was done. I normally take a few months to get through a book, like Choke, but this was about a week. I would have only liked more main characters to die.
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Haunted : A Novel of Stories 185 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
Doubleday, 2005
Disturbing, but Rings True
+ Fantastic book...
And the fact some of these stories do ring true might be the most disturbing thing of all.
While reading, I was alternately disgusted, horrified, and amused. I was most uncomfortable when Palahniuk's characters expressed thoughts I could identify with...but that is where this writer's ...
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Fake Liar Cheat 51 reviews Tod Goldberg
MTV, 2000
Strange little gem
+ Couldn't put it down + Fake Liar Cheat
I buy a lot of books for a buck a pop at a local thrift store. Most of them are so-so, but this one was a firecracker in a pile of duds.
This was short, fast paced, and funny, which was great considering how the main character's bucolic life falls down around his ears throughout the span of the ...
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Floating 18 reviews Robin Troy
MTV, 1998
floating...not high enough
I am a big fan of MTV books, but Floating lacks what most of them have, courage. This book has a slow paced story that does nothing but float...so the title was well picked. You truly feel like you are floating through the life of Ruby and it's not a very exciting ride. The book had it's moments ...
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What My Mother Doesn't Know 209 reviews Sonya Sones
Simon Pulse, 2003
One of My Favorite Books
+ what my mother doesnt know + "What My Mother Dosent Know" Book Review
I absolutely adore this book! I picked it up off of a Books-A-Million bargain table on a whim, thinking it would be a nice light read to occupy my time on a way home. It turned out that this is one of the best young adult books I have ever read. I leant it to two of my friends, both of whom agree ...
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Thin Skin 19 reviews Emma Forrest
MTV, 2003
Powerful
+ Dark is as dark does
Deeply provacative and powerful twist on a realm of a destructive force of a girl. Even though the character may have seemed difficult to relate to on a practical level, it's a glimpse into a human's own self destructive nature. It's reality in the rawest sense making it difficult to grasp. But ...
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Number 6 Fumbles 29 reviews Rachel Solar-Tuttle
MTV, 2002
this book is for you IF...
+ beautiful novel + :) + Great + An account of a Person Nature
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1268 reviews Stephen Chbosky
MTV, 1999
Freakin' Awesome
+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story + Pretty good. + Left wanting to know more...
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Choke 472 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2002
Great Ideas
+ Gutsy readers only--this is not for the faint-hearted
Well, I didn't this book was that funny and written so smartly, a lot of jokes not only sexual jokes, but those about death are awesome... this is a great book for people who likes jokes and are not afraid of laughing at death, addictions and oder human abilities....
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Invisible Monsters 290 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
This book is ca-razy!
+ Great Company to purchase from + My Unexpected Favorite + GREAT + a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!
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Crooked 10 reviews Louisa Luna
MTV, 2002
Astounding
+ Good read, but kind of depressing + Crooked
This is a tightly written, sharply visualised novel -- really a work of literature, which might explain some of the disappointed reviews I've seen elsewhere from people who may have been expecting another link from the great sausage-factory of Music Television Books. Ms. Luna has created, in ...
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Reasons to Live 19 reviews Amy Hempel
Harper Perennial, 1995
Reasons to weep
+ Reasons to read + Thank you Chuck + Queen of the short story
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Last Chance (Bite) 2 reviews Sarah Dessen
Hodder Children's Books, 2002
Published under another title
+ Entertaining
Just to alert anyone who plans to read Dessen's novels, this was also published as Keeping the Moon. Lucky for me, I was borrowing them from the library when I made this discovery and didn't have to return a book. Great story though!
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The Contortionist's Handbook 59 reviews Craig Clevenger
MacAdam/Cage, 2003
Amazing novel
+ A solid read + Must read! + Great book...
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The Dog of the Marriage: Stories 11 reviews Amy Hempel
Scribner, 2005
Intense and without equal
+ Peculiarly Bewitching
There are many people who try to imitate Hempel's style, but in the end no one can touch the true depth of the original. The density of her work, where almost every sentence (nay, maybe even every syllable) contains every level of storytelling thin and superficial readers like "Gracie" obviously ...
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Vielleicht lieber morgen. Stephen Chbosky
Vgs Verlagsges., 2000
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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories 25 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2005
Guilt & Redemption
+ Enjoyable read + Stranger than Chuck... + Some stories are slow, but overall worth it.
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Survivor: A Novel 385 reviews Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2000
Survivor: A Novel
+ Great + amazing imagination
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk *****
Survivor is the story of where it all went wrong. The point in our lives where we have all had choices to make. The choices that affect the rest of our lives. Survivor is the search for something far and something big, maybe something bigger than all of us, it ...
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Pieces 22 reviews Stephen Chbosky
MTV, 2000
Enjoyable collection
+ great + very good
This was an extremly enjoyable collection of stories to read. This book was well put together with the stories they picked to make it with. I hope they put more out like this one. It never let me down not once.
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 42 reviews Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006
Edgy, honest, fun.
+ Captivating, Smart, and Sexy + A short, sharp glimpse at Infinite + The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
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