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| Original Title: | This Song Will Save Your Life |
| ISBN: | 0374351384 (ISBN13: 9780374351380) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Elise Dembowski |
| Setting: | Glendale, Rhode Island(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2015), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015), Lincoln Award Nominee (2016) |
Leila Sales
Hardcover | Pages: 276 pages Rating: 3.92 | 25360 Users | 3652 Reviews
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| Title | : | This Song Will Save Your Life |
| Author | : | Leila Sales |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 276 pages |
| Published | : | September 17th 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Music. Romance. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult Contemporary |
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Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.Told in a refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice, This Song Will Save Your Life is an exuberant novel about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.
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Ratings: 3.92 From 25360 Users | 3652 ReviewsCriticism Of Books This Song Will Save Your Life
"Don't be special." That's what I would say to my younger self if I could pinpoint the moment when I went astray. But there was no one moment. I was always astray.Uh oh. Brace yourself, fellow fiction lovers, I'm about to tell you a true story. My own, in fact. ^So, I was kind of a weird kid. And I had one hell of a bad time in school. I'm talking particularly about when I was aged 11-16. I was that special breed of socially clueless where I simply just didn't get it. I didn't know how to not
You think it's so easy to change yourself. You think it's so easy, but it's not. True, things don't stay the same forever: couches are replaced, boys leave, you discover a song, your body becomes forever scarred. And with each of these moments you change and change again, your true self spinning, shifting positions-- but always at last it returns to you, like a dancer on the floor. Because throughout it all, you are still, always, you: beautiful and bruised, known and unknowable. And isn't that
This is book for anyone who had less than stellar high school experience. I for one despised high school. In fact, I hated school from first grade on. This was is no way due to the required learning. That part I loved. It was the evil little turds known as my class mates that made school so miserable. To this day I cant pin point why I was the target of so much ridicule. I wasnt the prettiest, or the most unfortunate looking. I wasnt rich, but wasnt dirt poor either so its not as though I had
3.5 StarsA well-written, enjoyable read but in the end I think I favored the premise of this story over what actually played out. Sixteen year old Elise wants one thing: to become popular and morph into anyone who doesnt resemble herself. After undergoing a summer of coolness self-training, Elise begins her sophomore year armed with new clothes, fresh hope, and shaky confidence. But her efforts prove in vain when she realizes she is still the schools biggest outcast despite her earnest attempts.
*I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review*After reading Emily's brave and beautifully honest review of this book I really wanted to read it. Where she spoke about how much she related to Elise because she was like Elise, Id like to speak from the opposite end of the spectrum because I dont think you have to have been in Elises shoes to appreciate her story or her struggles. You see, I was definitely not this main character in high school. I was popular. I was outgoing. I stuck up for
I am honestly very torn as to what rating this book deserves. There are a lot of powerful messages in this book so I think I'll keep it at a 3.5-4 star rating. This is going to be a semi-personal review so I'm sorry if they're not your thing!This was a really easy book to relate to. I've been in the position of almost all of the characters in the book throughout different times of my life. Even some aspects that I couldn't directly relate to, I have witnessed my friends follow the same path that
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