Book Friday – This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen
3 July 2009
So five books deep in my to-read stack is Along for the Ride, Sarah Dessen’s latest. Sarah Dessen is easily my favorite writer. I know this because she’s the only author whose books I buy without even reading the description. (I didn’t know I did this until Along for the Ride showed up a couple days ago and it occurred to me that I had no idea what it was about.)
The first Sarah Dessen book I read was This Lullaby back in 2004, and it’s remained my favorite. I had just completed my first YA novel and thought I needed to research the market a bit. I went to the book store, saw this Sarah Dessen chick had quite a few books out, and happened to grab This Lullaby.
I don’t remember how long it took me to read the book, but it was a matter of days. I loved cold, hard Remy. I adored Dexter. And I remember sitting in our kitchen and bawling because the book I’d written was nowhere NEAR as good as Sarah’s. Actually, I’ve never done anything with that manuscript. I tucked it away, took some time off to think of a new idea (something Sarah-worthy), and reread This Lullaby. I even started acting a little bit like Remy, keeping my car insanely neat and stopping by QuikTrip for Cokes. (I did not go so far as to switch to Diet Coke.)
So if you haven’t had the pleasure of reading a Sarah Dessen novel yet, I highly recommend This Lullaby. I’ve read it at least five times, and writing this has made me itchy to read it another. Perhaps it’ll move to the number six spot on my to-read list.
Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!
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