Book · 2015 · nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2020-10-25
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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- podcasts
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- episodes
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- recommendations
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The first of which is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, who is predominantly a fantasy writer. She's also written some sci-fi... Addie LaRue is, I would say, probably the least heavy fantasy of her books.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab is a fantasy novel that follows a young woman who makes a Faustian bargain to live forever, only to be cursed so that everyone she meets immediately forgets her. Jennifer Harlan recommended the novel on The Book Review as a lighter fantasy choice that would appeal to fans of Matt Haig. On The Pragmatic Engineer, Mitchell Hashimoto told Gergely Orosz that he would recommend the romantic fiction novel, recounting its premise about a woman selling her soul for eternal life at the cost of being forgotten. Additionally, Jodi Picoult and David Perell discussed the book on How I Write, where Picoult mentioned it as a work she admired and Perell praised it as an incredible piece of storytelling. Together, these commentators highlighted the novel's captivating premise, its romantic elements, and its enduring emotional resonance for readers of contemporary fantasy and speculative fiction.
Every mention
Jennifer Harlan The first of which is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, who is predominantly a fantasy writ… 1
“The first of which is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, who is predominantly a fantasy writer. She's also written some sci-fi... Addie LaRue is, I would say, probably the least heavy fantasy of her books.”
Mitchell Hashimoto The The something life of Addie LaRue. It's just like kind of a romantic type of fiction novel, but yeah, i… 1
“The The something life of Addie LaRue. It's just like kind of a romantic type of fiction novel, but yeah, it's just about it it's about I think it's like 10 years old. It's older now. But uh it's just about a woman who kind of sells her soul to live forever, but the cost was no one remembers her”
David Perell The Invisible Life of Addie Laroo. Such an incredible book. 1
“The Invisible Life of Addie Laroo. Such an incredible book.”
Jodi Picoult The Invisible Life of Addy Laroo is another one. 1
“The Invisible Life of Addy Laroo is another one.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“But I think her crossover hit was a book that I remember seeing all over the place many years ago. The Invisible Life of Eddie Laroo.”
“and then V Schwab the author of The Invisible life of Addy laroo has a new book coming out”