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Real Life
Real Life | Adeline Dieudonné
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At home there are four bedrooms: one for her, one for her little brother Sam, one for her parents, and one for the carcasses. Her father is a big-game hunter, a powerful predator, and her mother is submissive to her violent husband's demands. The young narrator spends the days with Sam, playing in the shells of cars dumped for scrap and listening out for the melody of the ice-cream truck, until a brutal accident shatters their world. The uncompromising pen of Adeline Dieudonné wields flashes of brilliance as she brings her characters to life in a world that is both dark and sensual. This breathtaking debut is a sharp and funny coming-of-age tale in which reality and fantasy collide.
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mirnas
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Coming-of-age novel about a girl growing up in a violent and disfunctional family. An accident she witnesses will change her life. Scary and disturbing at moments. But also full of life and tender. Well written. Definetly deserves all the literary prizes it was awarded with.

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Lauren.Archer
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This book started off very easy to read and by the end, it quickly became one of the most difficult books I have ever read. The author brought what seemed like a somewhat normal family and when there are small changes that occur how the family dynamic can change.

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