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A Certain Slant of Light
 

A Certain Slant of Light

by Laura Whitcomb

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... (read more)

Top tags: young adult,  romance,  ghosts,  paranormal,  coming of age (all tags)

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Ida_Ming_Tao
  • Rated 4 stars

“I'm not familiar with whatever spiritual movement is mentioned below, but the concept of "walk-ins" is an interesting literary device that is used to good results in this young adult novel about "lost souls" who meet in the guise of two young teens to have a very Romeo and Juliet relationship. I think the book does a good job expressing the budding adult qualities of life that teens suddenly find themselves embodying, almost as if the childhood part of them that cannot cope and has left them...”

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Didn’t Like It

mary rc
  • Rated 1 stars

“The scenerio is interesting and the love story good, I am disapointed that this categorized as a young adult book. There are very adult scenes in this book, I do not recommend it for anyone under the age of 18.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.02 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • VanessaMiel

    vanessamiel said:

    “The writing is beautiful and lyrical. The whole book is poetic and the story is compelling. I couldn't put it down. I'm looking forward to seeing more of Ms. Whitcomb's work.”

    posted Wednesday, April 16 2008
  • KJ P

    kj p said:

    “Just finished this book - for a book club meeting next month. I enjoyed it a great deal and can't wait to discuss with the rest of the group. We read Lovely Bones by Anne Sebold earlier and I think this is a great comparative novel and should lead to some great discussion. Nevertheless I did find that the story wrapped up/resolved itself a little too neatly and far too quickly in the end chapters - it made the earlier character struggles seem a bit overdramatic. Nevertheless I did enjoy the story and Laura Whitcomb's writing and I look forward to her future titles.”

    posted Wednesday, March 12 2008
  • Shaunell S

    shaunell s said:

    “Loved this book. She definitely needs to write more, she has a fluidity and clarity to her writing. Her plots were well thought out and detailed, original and masterful. Could not put this one down.”

    posted Tuesday, March 11 2008
  • Risingangel1961

    risingangel1961 said:

    “This was such an awesome story of the love between two kindred souls. Granted they were both dead souls thus the twist of this love story. I could not put the book down and I hope that they will make this one into a movie :)”

    posted Tuesday, March 11 2008
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