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jandrews560's review against another edition
4.0
Nice single sitting kinda read. Kinda knew where it was going from the very beginning or it probably woulda been a 5 star read.
thatlibrarynerd's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. It’s an easy read, so there’s that… but not really anything special. It feels a little underwritten, like there could have been more to it. This is a quick read but, because of that and because it’s so sparse, it’s a bit unsatisfying. The plot is stronger than the character development. It’s easily enough to keep someone reading.
Overall, I found the conclusion unsatisfying. Everything wrapping up neatly is okay with me. However, Paddy’s issue with his stepfather Anthony is primarily that the man is deeply affected and persists on pursuing his “acting career” (not a lucrative or successful one), and it seemed in the end that the author was saying this was okay because Anthony loves his kids. I feel like if you love your kids, you take care of them.
Much as I love a coming-of-age/establishment of identity story, give this one a miss.
Overall, I found the conclusion unsatisfying. Everything wrapping up neatly is okay with me. However, Paddy’s issue with his stepfather Anthony is primarily that the man is deeply affected and persists on pursuing his “acting career” (not a lucrative or successful one), and it seemed in the end that the author was saying this was okay because Anthony loves his kids. I feel like if you love your kids, you take care of them.
Much as I love a coming-of-age/establishment of identity story, give this one a miss.
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