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Apr 02, 2022stone12 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely enchanting. Read it whether you are a teen or a senior like me, these marvelous characters have something to say to us all.
Sep 29, 2021Olive_harrington rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
“Where Things Come Back” is an incredible book. I find myself constantly thinking about this book, even though I read it almost a year ago. Sadly I’ve lost my personal copy, but thanks to the library I can keep on enjoying it by re-reading…
Dec 21, 2019
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Nov 07, 2016blue_fish_824 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was my favorite book for a while, and continues to leave me in tears every time I read it over again. I really enjoy stories with depressing tones hidden beneath fake smiles and trips to the river to numb ones self from the pain.…
Nov 20, 2014Chapel_Hill_StephenA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book won approximately ten bajillion awards and all for very good reason. I related very much with Cullen, a sullen teen stuck in a small town in Arkansas and one of the book's main characters. The way the book shifts perspectives,…
Sep 04, 2014
Where Things Come Back is a beautifully bizarre novel filled with first loves, obsessions, and tales of an extinct woodpecker. Cullen Witter, this novel’s protagonist is a seventeen year old boy who can’t wait to get of his small and…
Jul 30, 2014mandy13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Where Things Come Back is extremely intriguing, unique, and relatable, so much so that I finished it in less than a day. If you enjoy surprises and plot twists, this book is for you. This novel covers so many of today's major topics, such…
May 30, 2014katrinka28 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Apparently I'm on a "weird books about boys" streak. I don't quite know what I thought about this book (I guess I'm still processing). The story is told in two parts: that of an average small-town boy, Cullen Witter, and that of a lonely…
Jan 02, 2013hmcgivney rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book, despite the second storyline that didn't make sense until the end. It was interesting to see the dynamics of a family who has lost a son and the way that this might affect a teenage boy and his friends. I wish that…
Aug 25, 2012emilymirwin rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Fabulously written. Unique story. Random and quirky, which I like a lot. Favorite quotation: "Life, he says, doesn't have to be so bad all the time. We don't have to be so anxious about everything. We can just be. We can get up, anticipate…
m2
Apr 02, 2012m2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Bizarre and beautiful. The book of Enoch? The Lazarus bird? A quadriplegic ex-boyfriend? You must read it to appreciate it.
jazs
Feb 22, 2012
2012 Michael L. Printz winner