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1 author picked Rapture as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book captured my attention with its gorgeous Australian cover and kept it with its clever representation of religious belief and human nature. I grew to love it as I read it, and by the time the protagonist entered into adulthood, I was completely hooked.
Maguire took a myth and made her human—with all the complexities that entails. It’s a story of religion and reality, concerned with both the body and the soul, and it’s magical and rational at the same time.
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