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Truth Commission
Truth Commission | Susan Juby
15 posts | 14 read | 13 to read
A Book Riot Best Book of 2015 So Far Four starred reviews! Susan Juby s "The Truth Commission" knocked my socks off. You should read it! Gayle Forman, best-selling author of "If I Stay" Susan Juby is a marvel. Wise, witty, and full of heart, her writing draws you in and won t let go. And just when you think it can t get any better, it does. Meg Cabot This was going to be the year Normandy Pale came into her own. The year she emerged from her older sister s shadow and Kiera, who became a best-selling graphic novelist before she even graduated from high school, casts a long one. But it hasn t worked out that way, not quite. So Normandy turns to her art and writing, and the truth commission she and her friends have started to find out the secrets at their school. It s a great idea, as far as it goes until it leads straight back to Kiera, who has been hiding some pretty serious truths of her own. Susan Juby s "The Truth Commission" A story about easy truths, hard truths, and those things best left unsaid. * With a deft hand and an open mind, Juby presents many layers of truth. This is a sharp-edged portrait of a dysfunctional family with some thought-provoking ideas about what is real. "Publishers Weekly, " starred review * A surprising, witty, and compulsive read. "School Library Journal," starred review * Hilarious, deliciously provocative and slyly thought-provoking. "Kirkus Reviews," starred review * Juby s bright dialogue and vivid, appealing characters draw readers along as the three young artists navigate truths both light and dark, discovering themselves in the process. "The Horn Book, " starred review * A smart, savvy YA novel about what constitutes the truth; its ideas will linger long after the last page. Shelf Awareness, starred review I absolutely loved "The Truth Commission." Every page made me laugh aloud, while all the time the tears were creeping up on me. The characters are so real that I wouldn t be surprised if they knocked on my door right now. I hope they do, I want to spend more time with them. Jaclyn Moriarty, author of "The Year of Secret Assignments" and "A Corner of White""
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Buechersuechtling
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Bailedbailed

I was really looking forward to this book but it‘s a bail for me after only 33 pages. Mainly because the protagonist babbles. She babbles a huge ton and if I am annoyed who herself sometimes tends to babbling that tells you much.

I wasn‘t willing to bear this – plus the uncounted footnotes (not good in an e-book) for 300 pages.

To those who finished the book: Please let me know what the big insight is.

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Moony Thats pitty. :( Next one will be better! 6y
Buechersuechtling @Moony Yepp. Although I tell everyone constantly that bailing is okay, I‘m often hesitating. So I‘m a bit proud that I decided quickly this time. And yes, next one will be better – especially because I already picked my next book. Which is what I always do, I don‘t always start the new pick right away but I most of the time need to pick a new read immediately after finishing the old one. 6y
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Buechersuechtling
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“Preliminary remark of the author

Or: a glimpse behind the scenes (Those who are cheesed off easily better skip it.)”

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Yes, chances are good that I like this book. Seriously it‘s cool that a remark is not only at the end of the book but at its beginning.

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Buechersuechtling
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My next read:

„A ventured experiment: three friends decide to ask people from their school once a week a question which up to now nobody dared to ask, although all want to know the answer.
What the friends kick off with this they would never have anticipated.

A wise book about friendship, love and the question what we do with ourselves and our lives and what „everting“ seems to mean.“

Buechersuechtling @Moony Oh, ein „added to stack“. ? Kommt (gefühlt) bei mir immer noch selten vor und freut mich deswegen total – zumindest dann, wenn ich es bemerke. 6y
Moony Deine Beschreibung klang toll. Erinnert mich an 6y
Buechersuechtling @Moony im Gegenzug habe ich jetzt natürlich gleich mal einen Blick auf „Nichts” geworfen. Was soll ich sagen, meine Onleihe hier hat‘s nicht. ? Aber es klingt super, das behalte ich definitiv im Hinterkopf. 6y
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quietjenn
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Not sure why I've waited so long, as I like Juby so very much.

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TheLudicReader
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Pickpick

So much to love. Canadian YA set on Vancouver Island. Normandy Pale and her best friends Dusk and Neil have decided to ask the students at their high school to tell the truth. Their questions reveal surprising thoughtful answers and motivates Normandy to get to the bottom of why her older sister, Keira, has come home from college. Quirky characters. Well-written. Emotionally resonant.

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TheLudicReader
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True, that.

DivineDiana You are not alone! 😉 7y
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Aninski
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Brazilian cheese rolls, a good coffee and a fun book. A perfectly happy morning, despite the cold outside. (It snowed here yesterday... it's not even funny anymore 😭)

ItsAnotherJen Oh no!!! No more snow, it's time for spring! 😦 7y
Simona 😋😋😋 Delicious! 7y
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Aninski
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Starting what should be a fun, quick read. And maybe after I'll give Cleopatra another chance 🙄I always feel so bad when I abandon a book!

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Chrissyreadit
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Pickpick

Adding back cover pick because I agree with all the comments.

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Chrissyreadit
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Pickpick

My daughter and I read this as part of a teen group. We both enjoyed it. A lot. I really enjoyed the characters, flow of the story and storyline. I also like the authors adult book Home To Woefield, but I think this one was better.

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LibrarianToujours
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Pickpick

This was our most popular display last year, so I finally got around to getting it together for this year. #librarylife

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LizGotauco
Truth Commission | Susan Juby
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I'm sorry am I in the way? #catsoflitsy #kittenlittens

BookishMarginalia 💕💕💕 8y
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Lindy
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I really liked the subject: the negative impact on a family when they are the subject of an autobiographical graphic novel hit series. Juby's use of footnotes is stellar also. Still, this isn't one of her best. It's on the plus side of so-so.

HardcoverHearts "Plus side of so-so" is a perfect descriptor. I might need to borrow that sometime. I can instantly think of a few books that'll fit that mode. ? 8y
Lindy Ha ha. Feel free to borrow or steal. 😊 8y
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Lindy
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Apparently, this sort of thing seems romantic to a huge segment of the reading and film-going public. (92)

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Lindy
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I'm hard at work, doing laundry. Really. It's the truth. 😉

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