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Vaclav and Lena
Vaclav and Lena | Haley Tanner
9 posts | 15 read | 7 to read
Set in New York's Russian migr community, Vaclav & Lena is a timeless love story from a stunningly gifted young novelist. Vaclav and Lena, both the children of Russian migrs, are at the same time from radically different worlds. While Vaclav's burgeoning love of performing magic is indulged by hard-working parents pursuing the American dream, troubled orphan Lena is caught in a domestic situation no child should suffer through. Taken in as one of her own by Vaclav's big-hearted mother, Lena might finally be able to blossom; in the naive young magician's eyes, she is destined to be his "faithful assistant"...but after a horrific discovery, the two are ripped apart without even a goodbye. Years later, they meet again. But will their past once more conspire to keep them apart?
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Ast_Arslan
Vaclav & Lena: A Novel | Haley Tanner
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 52th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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LiteraryinLawrence
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Mehso-so

... Interesting. Well, this book has been on my shelf for years, and I‘m glad I finally read it. The storytelling voice was really strong, but ultimately I think the whole novel was less than the sum of its parts. Maybe it would have worked better as a collection of vignettes? I think the author is talented and the characters were interesting, but I didn‘t feel it worked as a complete story somehow.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
jmtrivera Exactly how I felt! 3y
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jmtrivera
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Mehso-so

This book explores love & friendship, and how they can overlap so much that you can't always tell when you betray one by prioritizing the other. That, combined w/Rasia's perspective as a mother trying her best, really moved me. Still, things didn't always add up plot & writing-wise. The “mystery“ of wanting Lena's story kept me reading & the answers didn't satisfy completely anyway. I liked how the end was filled w/love & hope, but not a fave.

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babyruth2510
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Vaclav is determined to be a magician whatever it takes. Lena is his best friend. One night Lena disappears and Vaclav's world is torn apart. 7 years later Lena shows back up.
There was a lot of set up with this book and very little pay off. Although the author explains a lot of why Vaclav and Lena do what they do I just couldn't connect to the characters. I wanted so much more from this book. It had potential.

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Lcsmcat
Vaclav & Lena: A Novel | Haley Tanner
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Vaclav is all about #magic in this story of friendship. #readingresolutions @Jess7

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Lcsmcat
Vaclav & Lena: A Novel | Haley Tanner
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Vaclav searches for the #perfectillusion with Lena as his assistant in this poignant novel. #AugustGrrrl @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Well played 🙌🏻🏆This is a new to me book😊 7y
Lcsmcat @Cinfhen It's a sweet and sad coming of age story. 7y
Cinfhen Darn you! Stacked!!! 7y
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Anna40
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I just started reading her book so can't say much about it but her dedication is beautiful and made me cry.

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HardcoverHarlot
Vaclav & Lena: A Novel | Haley Tanner
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Not what I expected. It took awhile to hold my attention, but stick with it. I especially liked the later chapters after some years have passed.

SarahRotenberry Read this several years ago. A very unique story but it has stuck with me. Glad you ended up liking it too 8y
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HardcoverHarlot
Vaclav & Lena: A Novel | Haley Tanner
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Reading this one for a reading challenge. Not sure how much I like it yet, but it's still early.

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