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"I don't think the point of this was that I was supposed to see the ending from a mile away, but yet here I am. I also don't think the genre "mystery" is the best choice to catalogue this one under, as the mystery takes a backseat to Dentists worki..."
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In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified...
"As someone who rarely rereads a book, I felt I needed to give this another go because of its notoriety as and cultural influence, and also because the first time I read it I was fifteen. I remember it leaving me with a disassociated sort of feelin..."
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When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to...
"See, now this is a book. Unassuming at first. Strange. Unsettling. Deeper than what one expects at first glance. This is the sort of book that makes one believe in magic again, that makes one remember why it is they enjoy reading as a pleasure act..."
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