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The Tragedy Paper - Community Reviews back

by Elizabeth LaBan
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The Page Sage
The Page Sage rated it 12 years ago
Usually, I start off a review by talking about the characters, but for The Tragedy Paper, I want to talk about the atmosphere, as it makes the book. It is stunning- a combination of raw emotion, the feel of swirling snow, and a controlled chaos. Maybe that doesn't make any sense, but it will once yo...
Blame It On the Books
Blame It On the Books rated it 12 years ago
Rating: 3.5I received an ARC of this book through netgalley.This book was good. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. The Tragedy Paper has potential to be a really good story. Tim has a great voice and an interesting character, but, IMO, Duncan really brought him down.This book in many ways re...
SA Bodeen Reads
SA Bodeen Reads rated it 12 years ago
Tim Macbeth is a 17-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is, “Enter here to be and find a friend.” Tim does not expect to find a friend; all he really wants to do is escape his senior year unnoticed. Despite his efforts to blend into the background,...
A Reader's Heart
A Reader's Heart rated it 56 years ago
A wonderfully thought-provoking and brilliantly told epic tale of tragedy.That's only some of the words that come to my mind when I think about this book. I was hooked on this book right from the start - mainly because of the way the story was told. The two alternating viewpoints were flawless and...
Les
Les rated it 56 years ago
Somewhat similar to "Thirteen Reasons Why." In this case, it is a single person who is given a series of CDs explaining the chronology behind a major incident that occured the previous year at this school. There is a lot of foreshadowing but it isn't until the last few chapters that you discover wh...
YA Fanatic
YA Fanatic rated it 56 years ago
This is a YA book that really makes you think. What is a tragedy? What makes something tragic? We listen to Tim's story through the CD'S he left in Duncan's dorm room. While at the same time hearing Duncan's story of his senior year of high school. Throughout the story we know something bad happene...
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