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Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2018), 352 pages
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Danny returns home after a disastrous first semester of college as a pre-med student and struggles with first love, grief, identity, and self-destructive behavior"--
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LibraryThing member EdGoldberg
I really liked this book all the way up to the end---the last few pages. I sort of understood the ending and I sort of didn't. No spoilers.
Danny was waitlisted at Harvard and made it four weeks before school starts, ruining her Plan with her best friend Sara. However, she developed an eating
Love and other Carnivorous Plants is all about love and self respect, being true to yourself, eating and alcohol abuse and death. While it is written in a humorous manner, the subject matter is not humorous at all. Everyone has secrets. Everyone must cope. I was going to give this book 4 1/2 stars, but knocked it down to 4 because of the ending. I liked the characters. I liked the story. The author got her point across without hitting you over the head.
I'd definitely give this book a read and I'll be on the alert for Florence Gonsalves' next book.
Danny was waitlisted at Harvard and made it four weeks before school starts, ruining her Plan with her best friend Sara. However, she developed an eating
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disorder, had to drop out at the end of second semester. She was institutionalized which is where she met Bugg, who used to pass her notes written on napkins. When Danny is released and home for the summer, she is surprised to find that Bugg and Sara know each other from yoga class. As Danny and Bugg get to know each other sparks fly.Love and other Carnivorous Plants is all about love and self respect, being true to yourself, eating and alcohol abuse and death. While it is written in a humorous manner, the subject matter is not humorous at all. Everyone has secrets. Everyone must cope. I was going to give this book 4 1/2 stars, but knocked it down to 4 because of the ending. I liked the characters. I liked the story. The author got her point across without hitting you over the head.
I'd definitely give this book a read and I'll be on the alert for Florence Gonsalves' next book.
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LibraryThing member MarcDam
This book covers a great range of emotions, from discovering your sexuality to dealing with the death of someone close, exacerbated by the main character's eating disorder and alcohol abuse.
The story was well written and the plot felt like a natural way to explore the mental state of someone
The story was well written and the plot felt like a natural way to explore the mental state of someone
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working through these emotions. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.75 inches
ISBN
0316436720 / 9780316436724