Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday (151): ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES


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ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES by Jennifer Niven
January 6th, 2015 from Knopf

The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this compelling, exhilarating, and beautiful story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.

Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death.

When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself-a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink.

Sounds like a different story, and a bit intense. Very curious about this book!

13 comments:

  1. I recently heard about this one too. I am wary of books that are described as "this popular book meets that popular book" but I am curious enough to give it a chance.

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  2. You are right! This sounds really good, but super intense. Thanks for putting this book on my radar. Great pick!

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  3. I saw this book only a few days ago on Goodreads and was intrigued, it defiently seems interesting. Great pick!

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  4. I am excited for this one too, hope you get to read it soon.

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  5. How has this book not crossed my radar before today??? It must go on my to-read list, NOW! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. I loved Eleanor & Park but found TFIOS over-rated so I'm quite excited for this and hope it is more like the former.

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  7. Ohh, different cover :D I like it. <3 Sounds great. I hope you love it sweetie :) Amazing pick. <3

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  8. I just saw this one for the second time today and it sounds really good. I've only just found out about, but I'll definitely be on the look out :) Great pick and thanks for stopping by!

    Janina @ Synchronized Reading

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  9. There are not a lot of books that talk about characters that contemplate death in such a direct way as this one seems to. I think it's a bit taboo for some, and I think it's interesting that one character contemplates death while the other escapes life by thinking about the future. Sounds intense, but a a very great pick. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my WoW. :)

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  10. Huh, definitely intense! And a lot more serious than the types of contemporaries I usually read when I read contemporaries. But I think the payoff could potentially be quite large as an effect so I would definitely be willing to give this one a go if it gets good reviews!

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  11. OMG! I need this book NOW! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

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  12. I LOVE intense books, Lea. You know me! I've never heard of this one, but I'm totally adding it to my TBR now. Great pick!

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  13. I'm a fan of this cover! I like the sound of the description too. Thanks for sharing!

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