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Friday, March 26, 2010

Recommend Me (4)


Kate at The Neverending Shelf is hosting this new and fun weekly meme where you recommend a book, old or new, that you really enjoyed.

This week, I'm going to recommend a book that is just amazing. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block is the combined edition of all of her Weetzie Bat books. I love nearly all of Francesca's books, but these were the first I read and left the biggest impact.



Summary:
Love is a dangerous angel...Francesca Lia Block's luminous saga of interwoven lives will send the senses into wild overdrive. These post-modern fairy tales chronicle the thin line between fear and desire, pain and pleasure, cutting loose and holding on in a world where everyone is vulnerable to the most beautiful and dangerous angel of all: love.

What I love about this series:
The style is out of this world. There's a bazillion issues dealt with - such as homosexuality, single mothers, AIDs and more. This book will transport you to a world like ours only so different. I really just recommend reading them - there's magic in Block's words that can only be discovered through reading her books.

What others thought:
Things Mean A Lot
Green Man Reviews

Other Links:
Francesca Lia Block's Website
An Interview with Block over on Mrs. Magoo Reads

I also highly recommend most of her other books - beware, some are "adult" and I'm talking the erotic kind. So for those of younger ages, make sure to stick to her YA stuff.

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this! It sounds awesome! I'm looking it up!

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  2. Wow! I'd never even heard of this one before. Can't wait to check it out and thanks for the recommendation!

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  3. Block is a goddess. Kristen, I have MISSED YOU. Your blog looks as amazing as ever.

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  4. Wow, this one addresses so many issues, but I've never even seen or heard of it! Thanks for the rec. :D

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  5. So happy that you're spreading the FLB love! I recently reread Weetzie Bat and I felt all of thirteen years old again. It's weird how a book can take you back to a certain place, but it's still fresh as ever.

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