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oliviasbooks
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No point in recommending this, although I really love it. Its a me-book, obviously.
— Oct 28, 2013 02:24AM
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Re-reading. Unbelievable: I read this FOUR years ago. How time flies by.
— Oct 13, 2017 01:54AM
oliviasbooks
is 68% done
Sandinista! Go and show your bruise before it fades away! Report! Call someone! Don't wait for the lazy-ass school-system to be conscious and righteous on its own! Speak to Alecia's mother at least. Hurry, girl, and stow away that silly gun!
— Oct 24, 2013 10:50PM
oliviasbooks
is 42% done
An unforeseeable miracle has happened: Sandinista's personality and her story have begun to grow on me. I happen to enjoy the book!
— Oct 24, 2013 05:38AM
oliviasbooks
is 12% done
The book suffers from severe metaphor and adjective overload and from tragic coolness. The style is intentionally distractive, because the narrator has ADD and her POV is supposed to show it. I am not sure yet if the story can hold my attention long enough.
— Oct 23, 2013 12:24AM
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Oct 28, 2013 03:12AM
Why is it a "you"-book and wouldn't be an "others"-book?
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- It's completely character-driven- The stream-of-consciousness style writing is very beautiful (crystal-candied with intricate, impossible metaphors and random side-tracks), but also hard to get into and hard to glue your attention to (The heroine has ADD and constantly repeats after her bullying teacher in her head: Attention, Sandinista, pay attention!)
- It's pretty dark, snarky and at times hopeless
- It touches religious subjects and walks a fine line between pointing out paedophilic priests and hypocrites on one side and comfort in tradition and belief on the other
- The low average rating has to be there for a reason.
But I want a paper copy.
:DBut hmmm, your bullet points intrigue me...
