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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rules of Civility was wonderful, btw.[/quote]

It's a YA book written on the 8-9th reading level.

Proceed with caution OP.  I would not be thrilled if my DH bought a kid's book for me.[/quote]

Mr. Towles’s first novel, Rules of Civility, which was published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books of 2011. The book has been translated into over 15 languages, its French translation receiving the 2012 Prix Fitzgerald. In the fall of 2012, the novel was optioned by Lionsgate to be made into a feature film.[/quote]

Sorry, I know.  Wrong quote, it was intended for the original and I meant to highlight the book.  Code Name Verity.  That's the book I was talking about when I wrote that, not Rules of Civility.[/quote]

NP. Code Name Verity and its sequel are YA but also are very well-written and moving. My teen DD has introduced me to those and some other YA novels that to me were as good as or better than some of what I've read lately. While there's plenty of YA trash, not all YA novels are created equal and I wouldn't dismiss them out of hand as "kids' books."[/quote]

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