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Black Painted Fingernails (2011)

by Steven Herrick(Favorite Author)
3.54 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
174237459X (ISBN13: 9781742374598)
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English
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publisher
Allen & Unwin
review 1: And here is Steven Herrick's Achilles heel: using John Green characters prototypes. And as if to add salt to the wound, the setting is, of course, a road trip. There are times when I give stories/authors a chance even though even after a couple of chapters I still haven't gone WOOOOOW, but this one stood nowhere with me. Had this been written in verse, it would have been a different story. Maybe I just have to cleanse my Herrick palate with one of his better books.
review 2: I really enjoyed Black Painted Fingernails. It's the first time I have actually read Steven Herrick (although I'm well aware I should have read him earlier!) and his prose is so wonderful. Although the main characters are are couple of years out of high school, the struggles that they are g
... moreoing through as they gain confidence in their identities will resonate with all readers, and the idea of falling (and re-falling) in love at any point in your life will ring true to anyone who has ever experienced a crush. less
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iwalu911016
I enjoyed this road trip book. Getting to know James, Sophie and their family was great.
monica
Realistic and simply beautiful. I love it!
Denzel
did not mean to rate....
glassknight
3 and a half stars.
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