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Is this a suitable 'teen read', or is it aimed at an adult audience? Thanks
Blue Wren This is not suitable for teens because they deserve better literature than this predictable guff.
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Why are 50% of the reviews from the past couple of days less than three stars, yet this book has an overall rating of 4.31 stars? Is this book a magnet for paid-for reviews while those who spend their hard-earned money on it don't like it?
Adrienne I hate this book because it presents the extremely harmful narrative that you can cure suicidal ideation by just "changing your outlook." Depression a…moreI hate this book because it presents the extremely harmful narrative that you can cure suicidal ideation by just "changing your outlook." Depression and mental illness absolutely do not work like that and it makes me sick to see so many people continue to embrace such a cutesy representation of the disease that cripples my life.(less)
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What happened in Portugal?
John P. What happens in Portugal, says in Portugal!
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Jaymi1028 First of all none of it was really real but all existing in a kind of purgatory. Second they were all really her and really her lives. So in essence s…moreFirst of all none of it was really real but all existing in a kind of purgatory. Second they were all really her and really her lives. So in essence she was kicking herself out of her own body to be herself. Because all of the versions were truly her. I think you have look at more as a symbolic journey of the road not taken and less like a literal description of events. (less)
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How old is Nora?
Neil Yeah I think she mentions it a few times in the first couple of chapters. When she's talking to her boss at the music store. 35 years old. …moreYeah I think she mentions it a few times in the first couple of chapters. When she's talking to her boss at the music store. 35 years old. (less)
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