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Alice and the Fly
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
8 posts | 5 read | 20 to read
Perfect for fans of Nathan Filer's THE SHOCK OF THE FALL and Mark Haddon's THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, comes the book of the year.... A spellbinding first novel by a British author about how obsessions and phobias can upend your entire life. This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it. Miss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition's caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I'll flood out all these tears and it'll all be ok and I won't be scared of Them anymore. The truth is I can't think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb's death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I've always had it. It's Them. I'm just scared of Them. It's that simple.
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cityofglassandgames
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
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Mehso-so

This book was insane. In a good way of course! I loved how it was written it was cool in ways I can't even explain and I would definitely recommend to those who like books that keep you wondering the whole time!

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Boghunden
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
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Mehso-so

This is indeed a very special book, one that I didn't particularly like. I had a hard time getting into the story, I didn't really connect with the voice of Greg. What I really liked was the police transcripts though. They were great and they kept me hooked. In the end I was kinda shocked. I thought this was a nice contemporary story, but boy was I wrong! Even though I didn't like it, I know some people to recommend this to.

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Boghunden
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
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Found myself a nice place to read. I love that its so summerly outside :) ☀️
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Sara_Planz
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
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This book feels like it is taking you into the mind of a young man struggling with schizophrenia and the everyday pressures of just being a teenager. I felt uncomfortable and uneasy in certain parts of this book as Greg deals with the repercussions of his illness. YA at its finest.

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Sara_Planz
Alice and the Fly | James Rice
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As I was a kid who went through three years of extensive speech therapy to overcome my own lisp, this will be sure to resonate with me.

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