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The Thin Place
The Thin Place
Author: Kathryn Davis
The prize-winning author of Versailles tells the story of a small New England village unsettled by a young girl's unearthly gift.In Varennes, a town near the Canadian border, three girls come across the body of a dead man on the local lake's beach. Two of them run to get help, but twelve-year-old Mees Kipp stays with the body and somehow, inexpl...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780739473771
ISBN-10: 0739473778
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 275
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 24 ratings
Publisher: Little, Brown
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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bananapancakes avatar reviewed The Thin Place on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I just can't appreciate the weirdness of this book.
esjro avatar reviewed The Thin Place on + 949 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is a very unique book. There were many sentences in the book which struck me and that I enjoyed very much (such as Mees' observation that her dog smells like popcorn), but I found the story difficult to follow. The short chapters describe a large number of different characters, and the narrative jumps from character to character even within the brief chapters. Perhaps if I had been able to read this book in one sitting I would have enjoyed it more. However, the novel is well-written and oddly touching.
LaurenTW avatar reviewed The Thin Place on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Eclectic, wonderfully written with intriguing characters. A delightful read!
reviewed The Thin Place on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I had trouble getting into this book, and it didn't hold my attention, despite the "magical realism." Characters were good, though.
reviewed The Thin Place on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
About men and women and obdurate girls, cats and corn and lichen and dogs, death and miracles. A story of Mees and her friends, an the worldy and otherwordly forces taht come into play in their town over the course of a summer.
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