The Friday 56 is a weekly blog meme hosted by Freda’s Voice. Join us every Friday and share an excerpt from a book you’ve been reading.
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.
**Be sure to leave a link to your Friday 56 post in the comments!**
“Wait. You kissed him?” asked Cindy.
“Yes!” I said, super excited.
But then she went on and on about how that made me seem desperate and easy and blah blah blah. I wanted to say, “Let’s not talk about desperate and easy,” but that would have made her cry, and I would have felt like shit afterwards.
Isabel Quintero’s Gabi, a Girl in Pieces made me both laugh and cry. Told in diary entries, Gabi has such a clear voice and I loved that poetry was used as a way for the protagonist to both express and embrace herself. You can read my mini-review here. Cover is linked to Goodreads.
From the Goodreads Synopsis:
“Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy’s pregnancy, Sebastian’s coming out, the cute boys, her father’s meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity.
July 24
My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn’t want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, MANY, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was twenty-five. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it’s important to wait until you’re married to give it up. So now, every time I go out with a guy, my mom says, ‘Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas.’ Eyes open, legs closed. That’s as far as the birds and the bees talk has gone. And I don’t mind it. I don’t necessarily agree with that whole wait until you’re married crap, though. I mean, this is America and the 21st century; not Mexico one hundred years ago. But, of course, I can’t tell my mom that because she will think I’m bad. Or worse: trying to be White.“
I’m reading this right now! I love her voice.
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Yes, me too! Hope you enjoy 🙂
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Wow, I like the sound of this one. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “AN ANONYMOUS GIRL”
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Happy to introduce you!
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This sounds good. This week I am featuring A Murder By Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe from my review stack. Happy reading!
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I’m glad you think so. Thanks for visiting!
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Quite a unique cover and interesting snippet!! Happy weekend!
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Yes, I think the cover says a lot about the book even before you read it. Happy weekend to you!
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This one seems like it would bring out all sorts of emotions. I am glad that you enjoyed it so much. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Yes, it was a really emotional read. Thanks for the visit!
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OMG Alicia I’ve seen other praise this book but the cover is really ugly 😉 And I know the saying: Don’t judge a book by its cover. Anyway, have fun!
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You just made me laugh out loud! The cover isn’t necessarily pleasing to the eye, but it does tie in with the book rather nicely.
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This sounds like a really interesting piece. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks so much for visiting!
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I’ve been thinking about picking this one up on audiobook. Thanks for sharing!
Check out my Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings) + 50/50 Friday and The Nightmare Before Christmas Book Tag
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I hope you enjoy it! This one was so good. Curious about the audio version.
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