Stories come in so many forms: in charcoal, and in song, in paintings, poems, films. Stories are a way to preserve one’s self.

It provides us with a deeper look at what Addie loses after making the deal with Luc, and also prepares us for her to use this skill on others, including Luc.īackground Photo by Stewart MacLean on Unsplash They are friends who don’t always need to communicate verbally they know each other well enough to hear what their body language is saying. For me, this quote also speaks to how close Addie is to Estele at the beginning of this novel. I love the idea of waiting for a neighbor to open the door: the anticipation and the patience (or lack thereof) that fill the moment. In my original review of Addie LaRue, I mentioned that I hadn’t expected the descriptive language in this novel, but I’m so glad it exists throughout! This is the first quote that really hit me with Schwab’s use of metaphor in the text. She can hear the steps, the low rasp of the lock, and knows that it will give. It’s like waiting at a neighbor’s door after you’ve knocked, when you know they are home. And even better, I’m including page numbers! So without further ado, let’s jump right into the first quote. I want to take some time to dive deeper into books that stick with me by taking a look at the moments that made me stop and grab a sticky note. That’s where posts like this are going to come in. I could remember the quote and roughly where it was in the book, but I would never be able to find the page number, and it seemed like every time I would look them up online, I would find the quote, but no location so that I could cite the quotes. One of the hardest parts of writing those, at least for me, was finding the quotes that I wanted to use. In May, I graduated with my Bachelors degree from the Language, Literature, and Writing department at my university, which means that I just concluded 16 years of writing book reports and essays. If you’d like to read my spoiler-free review, check out this post. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for V.

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