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The Boy in the Tunnel

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Parts 47
Time 9h 37m

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Fall semester. 1997. At a strange Southern college, freshman Tim's eerily prescient Student Handbook tells him he's going to fall in love with 6'6" sophomore Joanie. But Joanie has more important things to deal with than a weird crush - like a creepy English professor, a hallucinogenic drug that's chipping away at her sanity, and a war between rival secret societies that could destroy the University before Tim and Joanie find out if their love is real, or just fiction.

Recommended if you like: impossible architecture, books that can tell the future, made-up games with overcomplicated rules, portentous graffiti, secret codes, first love, intense hallucinations, 80s and 90s pop culture, a world that's just a couple degrees off from reality, and a coming-of-age story set in a manufactured community that lets you try on different possible futures - aka college.

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Evelyn's Pendant

"I'm just asking you to please not do anything I wouldn't do at college. Just be safe." - Those final words that Evelyn spoke to Lillian right before she died never really ended up sticking with her. Lillian starts college and almost immediately joins the recreational school group, labeling themselves as an art group, the Dissidents. When in reality, they pride themselves in regular frat parties, which always included alcohol, drugs, and violence. Mostly a group of no-goods, that Lillian finds attractive and right up her alley. She fits in almost immediately, and becomes very close to their leader, Asher, the popular drummer in their universities most famous band. Co-leaders Rose and Hazel attract her into this group - with similar styles. Are they trustworthy? Lillian struggles with fitting into college with a traumatic past, and severe guilt. She struggles between knowing what is right and what is wrong, and has a constant reminder in the back of her mind of what she has done to her sister Evelyn. Content Warning: This novel contains content that may be sensitive to some readers. Trigger warnings include the following: self-harm, drug/alcohol use, suicide, tobacco use, sexual assault, depressive thoughts, PTSD, death, miscarriage and hospitalization for mental health.