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And now, Hate List
Nov. 4th, 2009 01:02 amFor the last forever, T.S. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
_hallow_ ) has been going on about his baby, Hate List. The entire summer, I thought I'd go mad every time he mentioned it and then would point out it wouldn't be out until September.
Then September came and I had no money and October came and I had no money... and today I needed something to read while Widget was on the computer. So I riffled through the library bag and found... Hate List. Despite the fact that I'm actually sick (I'm hot then cold and then both and it's annoying to say the least) I read the whole damn thing in about *calculates*four hours? Four and a half? Three. I forgot I took an NCIS break at the start. It's not a short book, which surprised me for some reason. It's a bit of a brick, in fact. 405 pages, I do believe. I've left it in my room so I can't be completely sure, but that sounds right.
Take a good, long look at the cover, folks. Because you're going to need to remember it. Cuz you'll be reading it soon. I say so.
It is, you see, that awesome. I started to cry about *thinks* page 345, and then 402 might've possibly killed me. Again, the numbers could be wrong, but I don't think they are.
If you're too lazy to look it up on Amazon, I shall give you my crappy summary. Hate List deals with the aftermath of a school shooting, as told by the girlfriend of the shooter. The girlfriend who didn't see the signs that are always so obvious in retrospect, who was wounded trying to stop him, and who fears she may have inadvertently pushed him ever closer to the edge.
( And now, we discuss. )
On my list of things to be forever thankful for? To have managed to escape school before the wave of shootings. Not just the obvious reason (...) but because in their wake? I totally would have been one of those people followed a little too closely. Hell, I remember having a discussion with a few friends about it on a couple of occasions. Those checklists they used to have (and for all I know, still do)? Yeah. I scored badly. To the point that during one of those discussions, someone else pointed it out before I'd even looked at one.
Also, it makes the middle school memory of one particular recess where we discussed the Snob Squad getting taken out a little less, aww, poor little outcasts and more, eeeek!
Anyway. Thumbs. Up. I still plan on going to the store, announcing to whomever rings me up that my friend T.S. helped deliver the book into the world and they should read it. Like, now.
_hallow_ ) has been going on about his baby, Hate List. The entire summer, I thought I'd go mad every time he mentioned it and then would point out it wouldn't be out until September.Then September came and I had no money and October came and I had no money... and today I needed something to read while Widget was on the computer. So I riffled through the library bag and found... Hate List. Despite the fact that I'm actually sick (I'm hot then cold and then both and it's annoying to say the least) I read the whole damn thing in about *calculates*
Take a good, long look at the cover, folks. Because you're going to need to remember it. Cuz you'll be reading it soon. I say so.
It is, you see, that awesome. I started to cry about *thinks* page 345, and then 402 might've possibly killed me. Again, the numbers could be wrong, but I don't think they are.
If you're too lazy to look it up on Amazon, I shall give you my crappy summary. Hate List deals with the aftermath of a school shooting, as told by the girlfriend of the shooter. The girlfriend who didn't see the signs that are always so obvious in retrospect, who was wounded trying to stop him, and who fears she may have inadvertently pushed him ever closer to the edge.
( And now, we discuss. )
On my list of things to be forever thankful for? To have managed to escape school before the wave of shootings. Not just the obvious reason (...) but because in their wake? I totally would have been one of those people followed a little too closely. Hell, I remember having a discussion with a few friends about it on a couple of occasions. Those checklists they used to have (and for all I know, still do)? Yeah. I scored badly. To the point that during one of those discussions, someone else pointed it out before I'd even looked at one.
Also, it makes the middle school memory of one particular recess where we discussed the Snob Squad getting taken out a little less, aww, poor little outcasts and more, eeeek!
Anyway. Thumbs. Up. I still plan on going to the store, announcing to whomever rings me up that my friend T.S. helped deliver the book into the world and they should read it. Like, now.
