Every Exquisite Thing
by:
Matthew Quick (author)
A high school girl whose life is changed after she receives a mysterious book—a “cult classic,” as LBYR explains—from her favorite teacher. In the novel, O’Hare, a star student and athlete, has her rebellious side sparked by the book. Despite Nanette’s revelation, “she quickly learns there will...
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A high school girl whose life is changed after she receives a mysterious book—a “cult classic,” as LBYR explains—from her favorite teacher. In the novel, O’Hare, a star student and athlete, has her rebellious side sparked by the book. Despite Nanette’s revelation, “she quickly learns there will be a high price to pay, as she attempts to insert her true self into the world
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Edition language: English
What I liked most about this novel is when Nanette finally begins to stand on her own two feet. She has always done what is right, been the perfect person and done what is expected of her. But when Nanette is given a novel by her teacher, this novel changes something inside her. The novel, The Bubbl...
Eh, I can't say I felt a lot when I finished this one. I didn't totally love it but I didn't totally hate it. One of those just okay books. The characters annoyed me more than not. But I appreciate the fact that Quick unabashedly discussed teenage issues like sex and other things. Nanette is in h...
I'm giving this book 3 stars. Not because it was bad but it just wasn't up to par with what I was expecting from this author. Silver Linings Playbook was one of my favorite books so the bar was high when I started Every Exquisite Thing. Nanette was perfect as the teen who is emotionally lost and ...