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Title: Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block ISBN: 0-06-447253-1 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (108 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Best of Both Worlds
Comment: I couldn't help but be drawn into this book. It's about two teenage girls with personalities at completely opposite extremes - Violet, a cynical rebellious Goth who has raised herself on TV and cinema, and Claire, a lonely freespirited but fragile poet who believes she may be descended from an ancient race of faeries - and how they meet and become best friends. This friendship brings them both inspiration, adventure, and a lot of pain, but in the end they are both somewhat happier and stronger than they had been in the beginning. The way the book is written is very appealing and original. It starts out script style, the way Violet might start one of her screen plays, and is divided into three parts - Violet's narrative, Claire's narrative, and, at the conclusion of the story, a chapter combining their viewpoints. The writing style is vibrant and beautiful, and plays up both girls' personalities. It isn't a total fairytale. There's a good dose of reality in here - Violet's ambition for writing leads her right into the world of celebrities, where getting hurt can be as easy as making the wrong decision, or the wrong friends, and Claire's hunger for love, and love for both her new poet boyfriend and her new friend Violet, leads her to a lot of heartache - but the overall appeal of the book isn't lost, and in the end everything turns out alright. It's hard to stick this book in a category, but if you're a fan of Francesca Lia Block, or if you just like well written, touching stories, this is well worth checking out.
Rating: 3
Summary: Violet & Claire
Comment: I picked up a copy of Violet & Claire at Barnes & Noble and as I was reading the back of the book, I thought, "Hmmm, this book sounds like it might be cool." It was my first Francesca Lia Block book and as I read it, I couldn't help but love her writing style. Everything is in so much detail and it makes the whole book seem a little like poetry. However, as much as I liked her writing, the book left me a little disappointed by the end.
I started reading the book, and really began to like it; about Violet and her movies, and then meeting Claire with her tinkerbell shirt and wings. Everything throughout the book describing Violet & Claire and their friendship was great, but I think all the other crazy things going on in between it were a little too confusing for me to follow sometimes.
Don't get me wrong, if you are a FLB fan, definatley read this. You will probably like it. But, don't buy it if you haven't tried any of Block's other books. I am thinking of getting the Dangerous Angels books b/c I hear that is her best work. I won't let my opinion of this book affect my opinion of FLB though, because she is a really good writer, and everyone should read something by her.
Rating: 4
Summary: VIOLET
Comment: Violet: loner and goth
Claire: Loner and faery wanna be
come together in this story. They become true friends. They want to do everything together, especially make a movie due to Violets obsession with classic cinema. Life gets more complicated when people come inside the world of violet and claire, can they make it through the ups and downs of life? Go get it, its a wonderful, uplifting story about friendship.
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Title: Echo by Francesca Lia Block ISBN: 0064407446 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Girl Goddess #9 : Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block, Steve Scott ISBN: 006447187X Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 28 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block ISBN: 0064408329 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block ISBN: 0064408620 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block ISBN: 0064406970 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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