Violet & Claire

One of my favorite books ever.

First book to introduce me to the twisted yet real world of the author of Francesca Lia Block. I have read everything I could find of her ever since. She has such a unique indescribable writing style, it is almost as if you have no right to love and read the book if you cannot feel or experience the heartache of her characters and see them as extensions of your own psyche. You can't judge...more

First book to introduce me to the twisted yet real world of the author of Francesca Lia Block. I have read everything I could find of her ever since. She has such a unique indescribable writing style, it is almost as if you have no right to love and read the book if you cannot feel or experience the heartache of her characters and see them as extensions of your own psyche. You can't judge them or the books become meaningless.   hide

First book to introduce me to the twisted yet real world of the author of Francesca Lia Block. I have read everything I could find of her ever since. She has such a unique indescribable writing style, it is almost as if you have no right to love and read the book if you cannot feel or experience the heartache of her characters and see them as extensions of your own psyche. You can't judge...more

First book to introduce me to the twisted yet real world of the author of Francesca Lia Block. I have read everything I could find of her ever since. She has such a unique indescribable writing style, it is almost as if you have no right to love and read the book if you cannot feel or experience the heartache of her characters and see them as extensions of your own psyche. You can't judge them or the books become meaningless.   hide

This was just... a really reallly awesome book basically. It was real, and it was... well, a little fasr fetched in places, but mostly so real life, at least theme wise, you can't help but be drawn in and become a part of the story. It's about love, and pain and betrayal, and hurt, and friendship, and enemies, and jerkish guys- it's beautifully written to convey everything that...more

This was just... a really reallly awesome book basically. It was real, and it was... well, a little fasr fetched in places, but mostly so real life, at least theme wise, you can't help but be drawn in and become a part of the story. It's about love, and pain and betrayal, and hurt, and friendship, and enemies, and jerkish guys- it's beautifully written to convey everything that happens in a way that makes you believe (almost) that it happened to you.   hide