Laura Whitcomb
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| Title | : | A Certain Slant of Light (Light #1) |
| Author | : | Laura Whitcomb |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 282 pages |
| Published | : | September 21st 2005 by HMH Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Romance. Ghosts. Fiction |
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In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen--terrified, but intrigued--is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.Present Books Conducive To A Certain Slant of Light (Light #1)
| Original Title: | A Certain Slant of Light |
| ISBN: | 061858532X (ISBN13: 9780618585328) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Light #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Lincoln Award Nominee (2008), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2008) |
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This is a book I've had sitting on my shelf for over a year, I'd heard plenty of good things about it but still remained sceptical* about the whole ghosts + romance thing. Eh, really? Ghosts are somewhere down near zombies on the sexiness scale, could I really become invested in such a relationship? Apparently yes, but these ghosts have found a way around the whole touching predicament (and wasted no time getting back into it) by possessing the bodies of people whose souls have abandoned them.
I was told it is a modern ghost story. But really, it is so much more then just a ghost story. Yes, the main character, Helen, is dead. And yes, I will admit Helen haunts people, or rather, attaches herself to certain people. But the people she "haunts" are, for the most part, unaware of her presence. She doesn't go around scaring people. So I want to make it clear, this isn't a spooky ghost story. When all is said and done, this story is about love, self-discovery and forgiveness. Laura
Well, if I had one word to describe this book it would be Weird. It is definitely weird and maybe a bit disturbing if you really thing about it. (view spoiler)[They basically take 2 bodies and have sex with them! Haha (hide spoiler)] But this is fiction so I'll take the disturbing and roll with it, and I still quite enjoyed the story.It's hard to explain what the book is about without getting spoiler-y. So just quickly, it's about a ghost with no recollection of her death who clings to humans to
Ok, I can here you all shouting "We told you so, we told you so!!!" It was awesome, unlike any other book i've ever read. WOW, just WOW!!!!This is a story of a Spirit, Light as named in the book. The Spirit of Helen, who has shadowed people for over 100 years. Helen who finally meets someone who can see her, James. James who is also a 'spirit', but he has inhabited a person's body, someone who seemed to have no spirit left. Helen is amazed. She finds her 'body'. A girl named Jenny. We follow
Parasites use human bodies and impregnate a 15-year old girl. That's this book. And we're supposed to like the parasites.
Now this was an actual ghost story. But it is not horror. The distinction is an important one. Not all ghosts haunt nor all memories hurt. It took me a while to understand the title, I am so slow sometimes, but when I finally got it, I was like, ok that's clever.The silence in this book absolutely reminded me of the one in Never Let me Go, it's gorgeous. It would be interesting to see if they make a movie out of this. Under a stylistic director, preferably European, maybe Nicolas Winding Refn ?
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