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My Kindle edition was courtesy of Byliner via Netgalley for review purposes. Nov 21, Hilary rated it liked it Shelves: This strays a little from Lippman's normal fare. Cleverly written, Beth's story shows the oblivion of a teenager's self-centeredness as - without any apparent unease - she gradually reveals the depth of the problem: Parents of teenagers may find this horrifyingly accurate; it's certainly a good reminder that teens may look like almost-adults but still have very childlike brains.
The ending took This strays a little from Lippman's normal fare. The ending took me by surprise, both in content and in a "I turned the page and it was just over" sense. I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Nov 06, Becky rated it it was amazing. Laura Lippman is one of my go to authors. Every new release makes it to the TBR, though I do still have some backlist to work through coming soon! And her short stories have long been some of my favorites. Edited by Karin Slaughter, this collection of linked shorts featured a literal who's who of the thriller Laura Lippman is one of my go to authors.
Edited by Karin Slaughter, this collection of linked shorts featured a literal who's who of the thriller genre - including Lippman herself with a tale called "Not Quite U. The town of Belleville has seen three random fires since the start of summer. Three fires that could be accidental, though Beth suspects otherwise.
Beth will be a senior when school starts and after that she plans to go on to college to major in Criminal Justice, so of course she has a keen interest in discovering the real story behind the fires. She knows the fires are connected.
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She knows there will be more. And she thinks she knows who is responsible. If your concern - as mine typically was and still occasionally is - is that the short will feel incomplete or lacking in some way, have no fear! Jul 03, Lauren rated it it was amazing Shelves: Teen Girls Are Terrifying. Nov 27, Marcee Feddersen rated it really liked it. Everyone in small-town Belleville is talking about a series of mysterious fires disrupting the typically tranquil summer.
The thing was I didn't realize it was a novella, so I was pretty disappointed when it came to such a quick end. I've often wondered about the people who you see in People magazine defending their town's accused rapists, what makes them so willing to defend someone in print. In this short story, you get to see the fallout of that defense.
What is really sad is that the people who shouldn't have gotten away with their crime are the only one who escape unscathed. This was a great short story - I just wish it had been a full length novel. Nov 07, Chris rated it really liked it Shelves: ARC via Netgalley This a Byliner short, which means that it is a short story, one that can easily be read in a sitting.
Whether or not, the reader is willing to pay the 2. The short story details the mystery of fires in a town where a Steubenville, Ohio like rape case has occurred.
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What is unique is the perspective from which the story is told. Details about the narrator unfold over the close of the story and the question of reliability is raised towards the end, if not before. This puts the reader in the shoes of a detective. What I find most interesting is the topic and how Lippmann looks at the effects and ties football and sports in general has in any small town.
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It does raises questions about how a crime in such a place can effect and damage more than what is immediately seen, beyond those victims that are obvious. Nov 16, Christine rated it it was amazing. I really enjoyed this stand-alone short story by Laura Lippman, who has been one of my favorite authors for a long time. It starts out to be what seems to be a story of an ordinary girl spending her time with a mundane summer job before entering her senior year of high school. There is so much drama and for I really enjoyed this stand-alone short story by Laura Lippman, who has been one of my favorite authors for a long time.
There is so much drama and foreboding packed into this short story! Once the reader gets a crucial piece of information, everything starts coming together and you begin reinterpreting things you thought you knew about the fires and other events that have been going on in the small town of Belleville. I received this book from NetGalley, through the courtesy of Byliner.
The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review. Jan 09, Kelly Hager rated it it was amazing. This is the other Laura Lippman story I didn't know about I absolutely loved this story, too.
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It's incredibly smart and Beth is what can best be described as an unreliable narrator. What we know first is the fact that there are fires going on, and they may or may not be linked to a rape accusation against the most prominent family in town specifically the teen son and it galvanized the entire t This is the other Laura Lippman story I didn't know about What we know first is the fact that there are fires going on, and they may or may not be linked to a rape accusation against the most prominent family in town specifically the teen son and it galvanized the entire town Reading this so close to reading All the Rage by Courtney Summers was a really interesting experience.
And by "interesting," I mean "rage-inducing. It's perfect the way it is. Dec 07, Chuck Barksdale rated it it was amazing. I really enjoyed this short story that I received from NetGalley as part of providing a review. I've read 4 novels by Laura Lippman but this is the first short story of hers that I have read. I almost gave up on this author after reading her first book, Baltimore Blues.
That book was good, but not great and there are lots of good books I can read. However, I stuck with her and I found her writing to be excellent in further books which is also true in this story. This story is told in the first p I really enjoyed this short story that I received from NetGalley as part of providing a review.
This story is told in the first person perspective of Beth Ennis, a high school senior. Lippman does a good job in getting into the head of the young Beth. I was immediately reminded of some of the recent books by Megan Abbott. This is a long short story, although it could be read in one sitting, but I read it over a couple of days. This is more a reflection on my limited time and not the story as it certainly holds the reader's interest. Feb 04, Susan Kaplan rated it it was amazing Shelves: This short story by Laura Lippman seems like the usual story of adolescent angst in a small Delaware town known primarily for its annual high school bonfire and for being an hour from the Delaware shore.
But if that's what you might believe from the first few pages, it is not at all the case. A string of fires, apparently arson, happen in the last few weeks of summer vacation. The narrator, Beth, works in the local deli, fancies herself a detective, and hangs out with her friend, Tara, who seems This short story by Laura Lippman seems like the usual story of adolescent angst in a small Delaware town known primarily for its annual high school bonfire and for being an hour from the Delaware shore.
The narrator, Beth, works in the local deli, fancies herself a detective, and hangs out with her friend, Tara, who seems like a rebellious young woman. We soon learn that Tara possesses a dark secret. Beth has a secret, too, but she's not aware that she does. I am being purposely cryptic to avoid spoilers, Suffice it to say that this tightly woven, brilliantly conceived, short story had me hooked from the very beginning to the incendiary end. I received this from NetGalley in exchange for a review.
Nov 03, Kathy rated it it was amazing. A fascinating short story from Laura Lippman. In Five Fires, Lippman explores the effect that high school football has on small towns. How it effects the residents. And how they react to it.
I am a huge fan of Laura Lippman and found this short story extremely well written and thought provoking. It will have to tide me over until Hush Hush Nov 07, Kaye rated it it was amazing. Laura and Megan Abbott, both now at the top of their game, share a unique way of seeing and writing about the psyche of teenage girls.
This one was chilling, and not to be missed. This was a lot better than what I had expected. I realize it was only a single, but it ended as if only a chapter in a longer book!!! Disappointed , wanted a few more chapters.
May 12, Janyne rated it liked it Shelves: A Byliner short by one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed the twists and turns. Jean rated it liked it Jul 26, Ruston Roberts rated it really liked it Jan 17, Those who warm themselves at this fire burn all their karmas.
The five fires
A fire of burning wood can only drive away the sensation of cold, but the spiritual fire of meditation removes the frost of ignorance from the soul. In So Ham [6] , prana and apana [7] are united and the inner space is opened. So you enter into samadhi [8]. Here is the fire. In this state the soul is happy, like the child who meets its mother after a long separation. The Self is soaked with Divine Consciousness. When prana and apana unite in the manipur chakra [9] the power of kundalini [10] is awakened.
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In agya chakra [11] there appears a silvery light shining like the full moon. The 'thousand petalled lotus', the seat of the true Self, opens in all its radiant splendour. Who comes there to turiya is Omniscient, past, present and future are revealed. Purusha is experienced, the true Self, the highest consciousness. This is granted through the blessing of the Master, who leads the aspirant to this insight and to perfection. For the sake of this knowledge, which has now been granted to us from your lips, we became sadhus.
However, until today this knowledge was kept from us. No-one had revealed to us the inner fire and therefore in our ignorance we strove to discover it externally. Full of gratitude, the sadhus left the ashram having received the greatest gift — that of true insight which leads to enlightenment. The three major nadis are ida , the moon system, pingala , the sun system and sushumna , the centre channel. The corresponding physiological functions are respectively, the sympathetic, parasympathetic and central nervous systems.
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