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Dec. 23rd, 2009 11:23 am
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158. *The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E Lockhart
Young Adult, Fiction, 342 pages
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Frances Landau-Banks, aka Frankie, aka Bunny Rabbit (to her family), is going to be a sophomore at boarding school this year. It's the same boarding school that her older sister went to (they overlapped last year), and the same boarding school that their father went to when he was their age (and he hints at stories that pique Frankie's curiosity). She decides rather unexpectedly to make her mark at the school.

This has got to be one of the best-written books I've read, possibly ever. Even when the story didn't particularly interest me (I mean, boarding school? really?) or when I didn't especially care for the characters (I've never cared for "popular" kids, or for pranks either), I still wanted to keep reading it, just for the wonderful way the book was written. My sister recently lent me two other books by Lockhart and they are now at the top of my TBR pile.

159. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Young Adult, Science Fiction, 335 pages
SantaThing Gift

I read this first in March and reread it just now. It was nearly as creepy and just as amazing the second time through.


159 / 159 books. 100% done!

81 / 81 *new books. 100% done!

5 / 10 ^non-fiction. 50% done!

47106 / 47106 pages. 100% done!

Date: 2009-12-23 05:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] blue_ant
YAY OMG

Date: 2009-12-23 05:30 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] blue_ant
I AGREE. I didn't like Dramarama, but you might. [livejournal.com profile] commieprincess likes it quite a bit, though. Also, the subject of your LJ post, is that a quote or just a play on Frankie's way of messing with words?

Date: 2009-12-23 06:06 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] blue_ant
I need to reread that book. I need to OWN that book.

Date: 2009-12-23 06:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] blue_ant
That's fine! I wasn't asking for any more!

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