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This Is All
This Is All | Aidan Chambers
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Subtitled The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn this is the story of Cordelia from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is pregnant and plans to give this account to her daughter on her 16th birthday so that they can share their youth together. She chooses the old and famous Japanese book, 'The Pillow Book' by Sei Shonagon, as a model in order to include all kinds of things she has already written as well as the episodes and thoughts she has now as she compiles her book. She tells of her mother (who died when Cordelia was 5) of her father and her aunt Doris (who marry when she is 16), of her love for William Blacklin, the boy with whom she chooses to have her first sex - and with whom she falls deeply in love. She writes about Julie Martin her teacher who helps her spiritually, describes her love affair with an older married man and her terrifying sexual experience with an unbalanced young man who is obsessed with her. The book includes thoughts on being a women, on poetry, music, reading and writing, on being pregnant and finally of her marriage to William. This Is All is an anthology, written in six 'books' of Cordelia's adolescent life, by turns funny, poignant, sad, exciting, fascinating ironic and truthful about topics that parents often do not tell their children. It is a richly entertaining and challenging read.
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I'm curious to know what everyone's most impactful life changing books were and how they changed you. #throwbackthursday

thebacklistbook Mine was the tagged. It hit me like a freight train. I didn't see it coming at all. It completely changed the way that I navigate relationships. I enjoy people fornthe time that I get with them. I am also completely unafraid of moving on from those that don't reciprocate or are one sided. 3mo
BookmarkTavern I feel like the tagged short story rewrote my brain chemistry. It made me examine myself at a level I wasn‘t really expecting as a high school student. I reread it every year. 3mo
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Dec 15 #adventrecommends

Fair warning this one completely destroyed me. I read it as a teen and it was the first literary work I experienced a death of a character close to my own age.

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mangokittty
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Finally finished this book.

It reads like a diary of a teenage girl. She talks about topics such as periods, sex, love, spirituality, and flatulence. I feel like I‘ve grown up alongside the main character. It‘s unlike any book I‘ve ever read before.

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thebacklistbook
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This book came to me at a pivotal moment in life. It was part of my decision to get closer to my mom and build a stronger relationship. It will be a rather upsetting read though.

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Jas16
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When a friend was over recently he kept quizzing me on whether or not I have read the #chunkster books on my shelves. Here are three that I had to admit I have not gotten around to yet. #splashintosummerreads

BibliophileMomma 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
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