Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets (Bind Up)
What happens when a girl finds herself at the crossroads between worlds—where the angels and ghosts, gods and demons, and beauties and beasts of myth are real? What does she do and who does she become? Roses and Bones captures the best Francesca Lia Block has to offer: extravagantly imaginative...
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What happens when a girl finds herself at the crossroads between worlds—where the angels and ghosts, gods and demons, and beauties and beasts of myth are real? What does she do and who does she become? Roses and Bones captures the best Francesca Lia Block has to offer: extravagantly imaginative tales, dark landscapes, fierce poetry, and storytelling that is nothing short of magical.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062019547 (0062019546)
ASIN: 0062019546
Publish date: 2010-12-21
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
- Francesca Lia Block, Roses & Bones, "Echo"
The word I'd used to describe Francesca Lia Block's prose is lush. For this reason, her stories are ripe with setting; every sense is attended to with intricate detail. This is not to say that Block dwells in mundane descriptions; her intention seems to be to draw the reader into her character's sur...
I usually love FLB. :( I sometimes wonder if I'm just growing out of her stuff though. I'm also not in the best reading frame-of-mind right now because I'm so busy with school, which has been making me a much more impatient reader.
Juuuussssttttt aaaa little too creepy/disturbing/eewwwish for my taste
I just could not finish it. This book is not for me.
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