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shecurmudgeon
shecurmudgeon rated it 11 years ago
It would be tragic to call this just a coming-of-age novel or to call it a novel about the ways families fall apart and come back together again-- or at least try. I'd call it a book about imagination and choices, learning to live with being embarrassed, accepting that you are weird, and embracing ...
If wishes were horses...
If wishes were horses... rated it 12 years ago
"You do know that if you ever need anything, you can ring me, right? Anything at all." June is shy and awkward. She lives in the shadow of her gifted older sister Greta who used to be her best friend but now hates her. The one bright spot in her life is her uncle Finn who she adores. When Finn die...
eli's books
eli's books rated it 12 years ago
Worth the sobbing on the couch next a confused spouse.
Lisa (Fic Talk)
Lisa (Fic Talk) rated it 12 years ago
All the tears. Still.
tinasimms
tinasimms rated it 12 years ago
This novel broke my heart. It did. The narrator is so incredibly honest, and guides this story so effortlessly. It's safe to say that character development is what made the book for me. No character was simple, or create sentimentally, the struggles that happen in this story were real. June is a lon...
readitsomewhere
readitsomewhere rated it 12 years ago
I have a serious thing for the 80s right now, and this book relies on the misunderstandings and fear of the early 80s AIDS crisis as the sticking point for each relationship. A startingly honest narrator, June learns all kinds of lessons about love, family and relationships through the smoky lens of...
Anna hashtag doing to much
Anna hashtag doing to much rated it 12 years ago
Toby... :'( *sniff sniff*It was really hard for me to continue reading, let alone finish, without becoming a heavy waterwork.Author's NoteIt warms my heart that most of the time the facts of the world have fit my story just right. But on those occasions where they haven't, I've taken the liberty of ...
JennieBasset
JennieBasset rated it 12 years ago
Read this. Now.
To all the pages I've read before
To all the pages I've read before rated it 12 years ago
This book is simply put: Amazing.I finished it last week, but a day has not gone by without me thinking about it and wanting to know what happens to June now.I'd say this was a contender for best book I've read this year if I did not know this was assuredly the case. It may even be the best book I'v...
Regina's Reads
Regina's Reads rated it 13 years ago
I am not a reader that willing walks into a tear jerker or an emotionally evocative book knowingly. Why? I am silly sensitive person that gets completely enmeshed in the world created by writers and I can’t let go of that world once I am in it. I walked into Tell The Wolves I’m Home understanding...
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