If you enjoyed The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides and Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, you should get this book. The two books I just mentioned are often compared to Megan Abbott’s The End of Everything (2011) and are coincidentally 2 of my favorite books back in high school.
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Hood and her next-door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. And to Lizzie, the Verver household, including Evie’s glamorous older sister and her bighearted father, is the world’s most perfect place.
Then one afternoon, Evie disappears. The only clue: a maroon sedan Lizzie spotted driving past the two girls earlier in the day. As a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the midwestern suburban community, everyone looks to Lizzie for answers.
Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth, pushing herself to the dark center of Evie’s world. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend and titillated by her new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder, ultimately, whether she knew her best friend at all.
I generally enjoy books that have girl protagonists because, well, maybe because I’m a girl. The three books are brutally honest and quietly disturbing. I read TVS and LB back when I was a goth (haha) but I still enjoyed reading The End of Everything as a 23-year old because I enjoy reading beautifully written prose. It’s an easy read (meaning you won’t need your thesaurus/dictionary) with inserts of beautiful descriptions of things only a 13-year old girl can feel.
If you’ve read it maybe we can discuss it on the comments section below! That means if you haven’t read it, don’t read the comments!
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Interesting! Now added to my must-read list. Thank Saab! :)
I love The Lovely Bones! Thanks for this one, def. gonna read this :)
Same vibes ba sila ng Paper Towns by John Green? :)
Not quite! This is a lot darker.
Will definitely look for this book! you should also try reading “She’s come undone” and “Where the hear is” :)
saab, saan ka nag highschool? assumption? matagal ko na gusto itanong sayo ‘to eh. hehe =) (I’m gonna read the book soon) looks interesting. Ü
Montessori Integrated School, Antipolo :)
Curious lang ako, how long do you read books? Say, a 300-page book? How about books that are as thick as the Harry Potter series? Including and excluding interruptions.
It really depends on how busy I am! A 300 page book will take up a day or two usually. It also depends on how interesting it is. :)
Hi Saab! Random question lang. Have u read Fifty Shades of Gray yet?
Yes! Read my review here: http://www.juice.ph/blogs/kultura/fifty-shades-of-grey-yay-or-nay
I shall see it for myself then. My Aunt gave me the book as a present & I’m on the 20th page of it just yet. Thanks!^^
Have you read Thirteen Reasons Why?
“Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier.
On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.”
Dark! Is it good?