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| Title | : | Glimpse |
| Author | : | Carol Lynch Williams |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 487 pages |
| Published | : | June 22nd 2010 by Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (first published May 26th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Poetry. Realistic Fiction. Contemporary. Fiction |
Carol Lynch Williams
Hardcover | Pages: 487 pages Rating: 3.84 | 3597 Users | 514 Reviews
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In one moment,it is over.
In one moment
it is gone.
The morning grows
thin, grey
and our lives—
how they were—
have vanished.
Our lives have
changed
when I walk in
on Lizzie
my sister
holding a shotgun.
Twelve year old girl Hope's life is turned upside down when her older sister Lizzie becomes an elective mute and is institutionalized after trying to kill herself.
With raw and haunting writing reminiscent of Ellen Hopkins and Elizabeth Scott, Carol Lynch Williams is a promising new YA voice.
Details Books As Glimpse
| ISBN: | 141699730X (ISBN13: 9781416997306) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 3597 Users | 514 ReviewsArticle About Books Glimpse
Finding her sister with a shotgun to her head, Hope tries to figure out what would make her sister do such a thing.Glimpse had a high bar to reach after The Chosen One and Carol Lynch Williams managed to deliver. Written in verses, Glimpse is a novel to breeze through,but the emotional and tragic subjectfor the novel is not. It is a stunning novel of redemption for the soul as Hope stumbles along the road of her sisters trauma. It is a story of struggle of money, of deaths, of protecting theThis book in verse is very well written, but deeply upsetting. I gave it four instead of five stars because I felt it was a bit too much; it's pure misery. I'm not a fan of "trigger warnings," but I do think this book may be too disturbing for child sexual abuse victims.
Still quite depressed after finishing this one. It was slow to start, but became heart-wrenching around midway. Wasn't satisfied with the ending at first, but after re-reading it on the plane I believe it's the best possible ending for this book. Lizzie <3 Full review to come :)
Personal Response: I personally liked this book. I thought that it was very good book because I can relate to it. I also thought that this book was very sad. I thought so because Hope walks in on her sister Lizzy holding a shotgun to her head with her fingers on the trigger. This book is a good book to read because, it tells a story about a girl who wants to kill herself, and how shows how much that it hurts the people around you. It also makes you think of how much you should appreciate what
I have come to really love verse novels. This one is no exception. Carol Lynch Williams takes on some very tough issues in this book, and does it in a way that will make you want to protect Hope until the very end.Hope and Lizzie aren't just sisters, they are best friends. When Hope finds Lizzie with a gun to her head there lives are changed forever.The tragic events in this story are pretty easy to unravel from very early on, but because of the age of the narrator, Hope, it takes a while for
I have been a fan of Carol Lynch Williams' books for a while now but, though I think Glimpse is a decent story, I still believe it to be the weakest I've read so far.I would be the first to say that the author has a fantastic talent for getting inside the mind of her protagonist and dragging the reader with her along a tumultuous and usually painful journey. Williams' books are all about the characters, the relationships, the emotions and the darkest depths of the human mind. They are not
"Glimpse," by Carol Lynch Williams, may be threatening to some teens because of its first appearance - it is nearly 500 pages in length and the cover is entirely uninviting. However, if you can entice a teen into really examining and reading the cover, actually opening the book, and reading the very first page - he or she will be hooked.In the fashion of Ellen Hopkins or Cathy Ostlere or Patricia McCormick, Carol Lynch Williams has written a novel in verse with terrific teen appeal! It is long,
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