Amelia anne is dead and gone is a frank and unflinching story. If you havent seen the list of nominees, youll find them here. The story is told in multiple perspectives beccas and amelia anne s up until the murder. Read amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield available from rakuten kobo. It starts out on graduation night, and this is the same night that amelia is. Ill give you the basics first, and then my thoughts on it. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield little. Then the next day, the dead body of amelia anne is found on the side of the road, setting off the town into gossip and speculation.
Amelia anne is dead and gone blends elegant writing and brutal behavior into a sharp and haunting novel. Both becca and amelia do not shy away from talking about sex or other topics in their narratives. The very first sentence of amelia anne is dead and gone tells a surprising amount about the unfolding story and its narrator becca. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield librarything. Amelia anne is dead and gone by rosenfield, katjuly 11, 20 paperback. Amelia anne is dead and gone kat rosenfield the ludic reader. Amelia anne is dead and gone book by kat rosenfield. The night before amelia anne richardson bled her life away on a parched dirt road outside of town, i bled out my dignity in the back of a pickup. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield overdrive. A former reporter for mtv news, her work has appeared in outlets including wired, vulture, entertainment weekly, playboy, us weekly, and tv guide. Amelia anne is dead and gone douglas county libraries. The night before amelia anne richardson bled her life away on a parched dirt road outside of town, i bled out my dignity in the back of a pickup truck under a starpricked sky. But then, an unidentified young girl, amelia anne, is found on the side of a county road brutally murdered. Amelia anne is dead and gone amelia anne is dead and gone but she apparently left behind her thesaurus because her story was quite adjectivealicious.
Unable to make sense of the violence of the outside world creeping into her backyard, becca finds herself retreating inward. Short chapters detailing the last days of amelia anne richardsons life are intercut with beccas own summer as the parallel stories of two young women struggling with selfidentity and relationships on the edge twist the reader closer and closer to the truth about amelias death. Aug 20, 2012 i love a good mystery, especially when its a richly written contemporary mystery. Amelia anne is dead and gone blends elegant writing and. In amelia anne is dead and gone we follow the main character rebecca and her summer after graduating high school, where shes preparing to leave the. She is a girl who is finding her feet, discovering what she wants to be and understanding that sometimes that means leaving people behind.
Of course, sometimes authors can make this work, make you curious about characters you would happily hurl off a cliff. Its the type of book of which you just know that the author has been brooding on for the longest time. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield ringo the. Kat rosenfields ya novel amelia ann is dead and gone is lush and languid, a comingofage story and a mystery that sends ripples through the small, insular community of bridgeton. Normal 0 false false false microsoftinternetexplorer4. Ive been the girl from a small town who couldnt wait to escape. Amelia anne is dead and gone is kat rosenfields debut and it is a knock out.
Amelia anne is dead and gone quotes by kat rosenfield. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield ringo. Click to read more about amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield. Books with more than one point of view almost always win me over and pique my interest. Its a moment everyone experiences, but not everyone can describe. Amelia has just finished college and is on her way to a summer beach rental with her boyfriend before going to acting school. Jun 06, 2014 my thoughts on kat rosenfields debut young adult novel amelia anne is dead and gone. Buy a cheap copy of amelia anne is dead and gone book by kat rosenfield. An arresting uncomingofage story, from a breathtaking talent becca has always longed to break free from her small, ba. Becca, just graduated from high school, is looking forward to. When not writing fiction, she can be found shamelessly gossiping about movies and celebrities as a contributor for mtv news. And finally, amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfeld is an evocative debut told from the point of views of becca, a salutatorian who cannot wait to break free from her new england. Oct 05, 2012 amelia anne is dead and gone is another type of mystery novel, another type of comingofage the official blurb has it as an uncomingofage, and another type of ya literature. But, once i waded through the overabundance of metaphors and descriptive prose, it was a fairly ok readuntil the last 30 or so pages.
Jul 07, 2014 the chapters about amelia are particularly welldone as they illustrate amelias growth as she comes into her own before her life is cut tragically short. Beccas boyfriend breaks up with her in the field on the same exact night amelia is murdered in the same spot 3. One of the buzzbooks of that past summer was definitely kat rosenfields fiction debut amelia anne is dead and gone. In this case, though, i just did not care about them. Amelia anne is dead and gone by rosenfield, katjuly 11, 20 paperback on. Her body is on the outskirts of a small town, found by the road. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield 2012. The lives of two girls on the cusp of something bigger intertwine on a dusty road in a small, deadend new england town. Before amelia died, she had just graduated college and was driving to cape cod with her boyfriend, the. But the discovery of an unidentified dead girl on the side of a dirt road sends the townand beccainto a tailspin. Rebeccas town is shaken by the murder of amelia anne, an outsider who was killed within the small towns limits.
Amelia anne is dead and gone is another type of mystery novel, another type of comingofage the official blurb has it as an uncomingofage, and another type of ya literature. Overall kat rosenfields amelia anne is dead and gone is a strong debut and she has a bright future ahead of her. Jul 03, 2012 oh, and theres also the question of who the dead girl is, how she got there, and how or why she relates to becca herself. The night of graduation, rebeccas boyfriend james breaks up with her. Amelia anne is dead and gone pingwings bookshelf book. Jul 05, 2012 just hours before amelia is beaten and left for dead, beccas boyfriend breaks up with herright after they have sex in the bed of his pickup. Kat rosenfield is a freelance pop culture and political writer and the edgarnominated author of amelia anne is dead and gone 2012 and inland 2014. An arresting uncomingofage story, from a breathtak. I love a good mystery, especially when its a richly written contemporary mystery.
Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield i hope you enjoyed this presentation. Im starting off with amelia anne is dead and gone because, quite frankly, it was the only one of the nominees i could find at the library last weekend. Amelia anne is dead and gone kat rosenfield the ludic. I have learned that knowing where youre going means remembering where youve been.
Amelia anne is dead and gone has a lot going for it, but it also has a few flaws as well. That strange and pivotal moment in a young persons life when they are changing from teenagers to adults. Amelia anne is dead and gone is a great murder mystery, for whatever reason i love ya mysteries and think there are simply not enough of them. Grant willard, a rough man who worked the overnight shift at the. Part of my connection to this novel stems from my understanding of becca. Short chapters detailing the last days of amelia anne richardsons life are intercut with beccas own summer as the parallel stories of two young women struggling with selfidentity and relationships on the edge twist the reader closer and closer to the truth about amelia s death. This book is dark, its twisted, and has an incredibly satisfying. Label amelia anne is dead and gone title amelia anne is dead and gone statement of responsibility kat rosenfield creator. If im honest, i have to admit that this was a cover buy. Jan 31, 20 overall kat rosenfields amelia anne is dead and gone is a strong debut and she has a bright future ahead of her. With good reason too, because from the very first uncomfortable scene till the last page when the mystery surrounding amelia anne gets its confusing resolution, you get the feeling that this. Check out the johnson county public librarys indiana newest book trailer for ya novel amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield. Amelia anne is dead and gone, and the small town police try piecing together who her murderer is and who the unidentified girl actually is.
When rosenfield sticks to becca and amelia, amelia anne is dead and gone races along like a thriller albeit a really beautifully written thriller. But the discovery of an unidentified dead girl on the side of a dirt road sends the town and beccainto a tailspin. Oh, and theres also the question of who the dead girl is, how she got there, and how or why she relates to becca herself. As the summer goes on, bridgeton buzzes with excitement at the murder, while amelias body lies in the morgue, unidentified. All of them, with the exception of amelia anne, are awful. Rebecca, school salutatorian, is headed off to college when summer is over.
Kat rosenfield is a writer, illustrator, advice columnist, entertainment journalist, zombie enthusiast, and author of the novel amelia anne is dead and gone. A perceptive, contrapuntal character study with a light thriller flavorutterly compelling. Amelia anne is dead and gone is one of those books about terrible people. Like just because its not hard science, just because it doesnt lead to a highpaying job at a hedge fund after college, doesnt mean its not worth pursuing. An arresting uncomingofage story, from a breathtaking talent becca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. Amelia ann is dead and gone is a wellwritten book with likeable yet complex characters. As kats beautifully lyrical book hits shelves and ereaders today, we fired up the ol gchat to conduct an im analysis of amelia anne is dead and gone with the authoress herself. Amelia anne is dead and gone by rosenfield, katjuly 11.
Today i start my first of the edgarnominated ya and juvenile mystery books for 20. Rosenfield has captured it perfectly and elevated her story through the unraveling of a deadly mystery. Mar 30, 2018 the time spent with amelia, is time wellspent. In my opinion this book had a similar feel to the body finder series by kimberly derting, but without the paranormal elements. Becca is spending her last few months in bridgeton as she gets ready to head to. Becca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. This book is dark, its twisted, and has an incredibly satisfying pay off in the end. In amelia anne is dead and gone we follow the main character rebecca and her summer after graduating high school, where shes preparing to leave the small town she lives in for good. The story is told in multiple perspectives beccas and amelia annes up until the murder. Aug 10, 2012 amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield. Amelia anne is dead and gone by harper lagares on prezi. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Kat rosenfield unveils the details of a horrific murder, its effects on permanent and summer residents of the small appalachian town where the body is discovered, and especially how the related violence shakes. Becca is interesteda little too interested, and she comes to realizations about who she is and who she might want to be as she goes off to. The chapters about amelia are particularly welldone as they illustrate amelias growth as she comes into her own before her life is cut tragically short. An arresting uncomingofage story, from a breathtaking talentbecca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. Dead and gone is the ninth book in charlaine harriss series the southern vampire mysteries. Amelia anne is dead and gone is a haunting portrait of transition.
The protagonist the protagonist of the story is recent high school graduate becca. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield goodreads. It was definitely interesting unraveling the mystery from both of their perspectives, and learning about both. Jul 11, 20 amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield, 9780142426104, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield nook book. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. An arresting uncomingofage story, from a breathtaking talent.
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