The Friday 56 is a weekly blog meme hosted by Freda’s Voice. Join in every Friday, the rules are simple.
Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post here in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It’s that simple.
**Also be sure to leave me a link to your Friday 56 post in the comments!**
“I’ve been told things happen as they should: My grandmother fell in love three times before her nineteenth birthday. My mother found love with the neighbor boy when she was six. And I, I was born with wings, a misfit who didn’t dare to expect something as grandiose as love. It’s our fate, our destiny, that determines such things, isn’t it?”
Leslye Walton’s The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. The writing is enchanting, reminiscent of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. Reading it is like waking from a dream that makes you feel both light and heavy at once. If you enjoy or have ever been intrigued by magical realism, this book is for you.
From my review:
“The Roux family has always been unusual. The matriarch of the family eventually faded away, her children’s touch passing right through her, her daughter was born with a rather keen intuition, seeing signs where others may only hear an owl hoot. And strangest of all were the twins, Ava Lavender with her angelic wings and Henry Lavender, born mute until the day he finally spoke. Each generation of Roux’s has endured the euphoria of youth and the sting of love. Now Ava, secluded for far too long from the outside world, reaches out for freedom, not knowing that her uniqueness has drawn not only curious eyes but possessive ones.” You can read my full review here.
I’ve been wanting to read this – I’ve always enjoyed good magical realism. With your high praise I just may have to bump it up my tbr! 🙂
Check out my 56 and my current giveaway.
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Yes, bump it up, Lauren! It is all kinds of amazing.
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I fell in love with this book last year. It was my third Magical realism so I was prepared. This book is indeed magical.
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I think it took me about 28 pages to fall in love. So magical!
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Sounds likes a really good book with a. Magical feel. This is definitely a book I would like to read. Thank you for sharing this.
Here is mine http://www.girl-who-reads.com/2015/07/review-journey-of-marked-by-rebecca-p.html?m=1
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I recommend it to anyone who might be intrigued by the idea.
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Not my usual pick, but it sounds so lovely! Thanks for sharing…and here’s mine: “THE PERFECT SON”
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It’s unbelievably lovely. Thank you for visiting!
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I must have overlooked this one. Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. It does seem like a really good book.
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I don’t know many bloggers who have read it and it a gem though!
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Not my usual style but it sounds interesting. I will have to watch for it. Happy Friday!
My Friday 56:
http://missdothacker.blogspot.com/2015/07/friday-56-will-pooles-island.html?showComment=1436559616950#c336502453734994566
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It’s a very interesting book. Even if it’s not your kind of book, I’d still recommend giving it a try.
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This book sounds delightful and right up my alley. Off to add it to my TBR pile (ever growing as it is).
My Friday 56 is from A Discovery of Witches: http://www.foofynotfoofy.com/foofynotfoofy/2015/7/10/friday-56-a-discovery-of-witches
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Yay! I hope you pick it up soon, it’s amazing.
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I’ve not heard of this book before. Sounds sad but hopeful too. Love the cover and title also:)
My 56 – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/07/10/the-friday-56-68-for-nick-by-taylor-dean/
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Oh my goodness, what an impossibly beautiful excerpt. I’ve been looking to get into magical realism a bit more, so I know what book is going to be first on my TBR! Thank you so much for sharing. xx
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It’s an incredible book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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What a delightful 56! Is she an angel???? I’m soooooo intrigued!
Happy weekend!
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One character believes she is, which has some unfortunate consequences.
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WOW. That snippet was beautiful. Like…really, really…I’m kind of at a loss for words.
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Read it, you need to read it. The whole book left me nearly at a loss for words.
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