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Title:What I Was
Author:Meg Rosoff
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 209 pages
Published:January 24th 2008 by Viking Adult (first published August 30th 2007)
Categories:Young Adult. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Coming Of Age
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An unusual coming-of-age story that examines the fluidity of identity and the ways in which people consciously redefine themselves in the face of love.

In the not too distant future, a one-hundred-year-old man called H sails the eastern coast of England with his godson. H recalls when he himself was sixteen—his godson’s age—as they search for the site of H’s life-altering friendship with a boy named Finn. Finn lives alone on an isolated slip of land and follows no rules: he spends his days swimming, fishing, and collecting driftwood for his tiny beach hut. H, on the other hand, is an upper-class boarding school boy stifled by monotony and endless rules. They meet by chance on the beach, and H is immediately awed by (and jealous of) Finn’s way of life. They strike up an unlikely friendship but the gap between their lives becomes difficult to bridge, and before long the idyll that nurtured their relationship is shattered by heart-wrenching scandal.

Meg Rosoff was formerly a YA author, but her work transcends categorization and we are delighted to bring it to adult readers for the first time. What I Was is a timeless, enthralling story destined to become a classic.

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Original Title: What I Was
ISBN: 0670018449 (ISBN13: 9780670018444)
Edition Language: English
Literary Awards: Goldener Lufti (2010), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2008)

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Ratings: 3.49 From 3950 Users | 507 Reviews

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Dear Meg, next time you find yourself thinking "There are not too few books for marginalised young people," take a moment and think again. And again. And again. Keep thinking until you realize that there are never enough books. In the meantime, do not write anything else. Thank you.

I wasn't overly enamoured with this book. It is a 1/2 stars for plot. But the beautiful writing and the ending made it into a 3. I wouldn't really recommend this book as I didn't like the plot, pace setting or the characters. There was nothing keeping me turning the pages and I skim read alot of it.

I think I'm losing faith in Meg Rosoff.I LOVED How I Live Now, so much so that I even consider it one of my favourite books of all time, and when Just In Case came out, I snapped it up immediately. It too was a bit of a let down. This novel was well-written and immersive but ultimately I didn't come away from the book feeling like I'd been changed or learned something significant having read it. As a matter of fact, it didn't even feel like Rosoff was trying to tell me anything at all.I figured

I definitely recognized this as having been by the author of How I Live Now. The title, something about the tone, the writing style, maybe even the set-in-the-future-but-not-really-ness of it. And, like HILN, What I Was could just as easily be YA as adult fiction. (The library shelves this one with the adults.)I thought it was really good, if not as unexpectedly excellent as HILN. The last pages sort of spun out, and left me a bit confused and disappointed. To be fair, Ive never liked epilogues,

I don't know what to rate this book... I don't know what to make of it. I would prefer to give it a 3.5 but since halvsies aren't allowed I rounded up. This book immediately drew me in and I could not put it down (would spellbinding be too strong?). I was absolutey captivated, and Rosoff threw in a unexpected twist totally throwing my predictions out the window (and I was happy to do so). But I don't know if I had closure... I just don't know.

What can I say? I love Meg Rosoff! A wonderfully and beautifully told story with a shocking twist that begs to be read in book clubs! In terms of YA appeal, I think the story is best suited for older teens... high school and college aged ...it's a coming of age story which many teens may relate to, but there are complex themes that are better suited for sophisticated readers....

Honestly, I spent more than half this book wishing it wouldn't end in the way it ended. But there was something overally beautiful and touching that I can't really put my finger on. So I give this book five stars for it's heartwarming, realistic story and more so for the feeling it gives you.What I was follows our nameless hero's life in his 3rd boarding school where he has to cope with the school 'rules' and his disgusting perverse roommates. A chance meeting with a boy living alone on the