Spread The Word
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said this on 15 Aug 2007 8:29:29 AM EST
Just from reading just a piece of the book, I know it will be amazing! I can't wait to read the rest!
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said this on 15 Aug 2007 8:45:46 AM EST
If the passage I read, is any indication of the contents of the entire book, than it is a must for every young person to read.
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said this on 15 Aug 2007 12:15:29 PM EST
I think it should be read by everyone. People of all ages struggle with life and death, no matter if it's voluntary or not. It helps to hear a voice speaking from the other side of darkness. To have passed from it's inky grip to the light. Waiting impatiently for my copy!
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said this on 15 Aug 2007 12:49:36 PM EST
A nostalgic, poignant and painful window into a soul both innocent and exhausted- I need to know why- this is a subject that needs to be understood, and I think this author has found the way.
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said this on 16 Aug 2007 1:14:00 PM EST
When the words are too painful to read on a page, I often squint my eyes and skim to the bottom looking for that shed of light to make it all seem ok. Sometimes when the words of a powerful book or short story are translated into film or sound bite it seems like it's not happening; that this is Hollywood and couldn't possibly be real. But these words from experiences that Courtney writes about are real and intense and they pierce right through in a way that is truly a god given talent. In describing her feelings, you feel as if you are right there sitting beside her at the pool and watching your own thoughts swirl around with her. You are not alone when you read through Courtney's eyes and I am blessed that I have forced myself to truly read her stories and to engage in the personal journey and feel the fear, knowing that there is peace in truth. Knowing that as you get stronger you can endure and survive life by pulling yourself up and out from those dangling days.
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said this on 17 Aug 2007 7:04:46 PM EST
Tough information to digest, but a must for all to face at some point in life. This excerpt from Courtney's book helps us understand, through metaphor, the thought process behind the author's own questions about death, making us want to read the rest of the book to find the answers she discovers as a young woman on her own journey through life.
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said this on 20 Aug 2007 8:47:04 PM EST
Get busy girl...nice you can find time to drop a line at printnpost, to decent length, anyway. Save your energy and drop it where it counts... its yer job as a writer. I like loony!
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said this on 29 Aug 2007 8:29:15 PM EST
Reading this, you can almost picture this poor girl sitting at the edge, can't wait to see what happens! Excellent and very descriptive!
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said this on 02 Mar 2008 10:55:42 PM EST
I'm a fiction writer. This is very good; the language, craft, story, etc. Fine job, keep it up!
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said this on 17 Jun 2008 2:48:20 AM EST
This is weird. I can see it as a vignette, but I don't see where the story would be going if it is an excerpt from a novel. And isn't it supposed to be from the point of view of a 17-year-old? Yes, she's older as she narrates, but she's trying to see the world as her 17-year-old self did. so why is she using words like "macabre" and "goiter?" How many teenagers can relate to that? Sometimes saying less is more. Fewer, most powerful words spoken in an honest voice will draw in the reader more than a long-winded litany of descriptions and adverbs.
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said this on 17 Jun 2008 5:40:32 AM EST
Wow. I actually read the whole book and now I really regret that comment above, but I can't erase it. Everyone should give this book a read,you can download it at www.lulu.com/content/1076 267 or look it up on Amazon. Lulu is a good resource for writers looking to self-publish.
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