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It definitely made me want to dig out my volumes of her poetry again. I also appreciated the inclusion of a few Emily Dickenson's poems and discussion thereof. Huntley has some very intriguing ideas about the coexistance of life and death - a scene from Madison's childhood where she and her friends play with a ouijia board is especially spooky in this context. What I probably liked best about the novel was the philosophical subtext. Madison visits seemingly random scenes from her life, but they all fit together like a puzzle to help her (and us) solve the mystery of her death - leading to a surprising and bittersweet ending that really packs a punch. But oh does she! The structure she has set up of Madison being able to "jump" to certain moments of her life gives us ample opportunity to really get to know Madison and the people that are central to telling her story - her sister, her best friend Sandra who is terrorized by her unstable mother, her boyfriend Gabe (and his ex-girlfriend Dana), and a former friend Tammy. I loved the premise, but couldn't fathom how Author Huntley could actually make it work. When I first read the summary for this one, I knew I had to read it. Will they eventually lead her to understanding the cause of her death and the meaning of her life? Madison is dead and surrounded in space by glowing objects - objects that she lost during her lifetime that can take her back to the scene where (and when) she lost them.
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