
Every Saturday, you share (recommend) a book, preferably one that you haven't reviewed yet. It's just a way to get other books out into the blogging world. This is NOT a review.
Today I'm going to recommend 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 struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess. (Product description from Amazon.com.)

A Certain Slant of Light is a dead-narrator tale with a twist. Instead of being confined to the spirit world and unable to interact with the physical world, Helen takes on the human body of a teenage girl so that she can experience life once more. While on some levels this book seems like a simple love story between two people, it is also explores some much deeper themes: family, guilt, and forgiveness.
This book is best suited to older teens and adults, and would probably appeal to readers who enjoyed books like Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.
Okay, so i havent read the lovley bones, but it is high on my tbr list! :) This one sounds very good and gets a place on the list. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice! I read this in tenth grade and I still adore it. :D
ReplyDeleteI read this book and loved it. I often think about it still, it was such a beautiful and unusual ghost story!
ReplyDeleteThis share-a-book feature is genius! I would love to join the fun... I'm sure this book would pop on the list at some point too!
Such a great book. Haunting really. Good choice :)
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