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Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon

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areidjohnson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mtnest's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

straylight's review against another edition

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5.0

Crossing boundaries between reality and fantasy, this story is a true journey through a boy's imaginative childhood. The book seems to be made up of a series of smaller adventurous stories, all interwoven into a thriller of a tale that comes crashing to an exciting conclusion at the end. Many fascinating and well developed characters make appearances along the way. I wasn't sure what to think of this book at first, but by the end of it, I was thoroughly enjoying the tale.

akmay17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

gingernutpup's review against another edition

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Just went on and on and on. Took to long to draw things together.

notesurfer's review against another edition

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Boy's Life is a nostalgic magical realism retelling of boyhood adventures. The prose is excellent - evocative and straightforward. Some of the metaphors are a bit too straightforward in fact. And the tone is excessively romanticizing: the 60's, childhood, the American South, everything is painted with vivid importance and the gentleness of retrospect. There is an overarching lore building with each story, but it's taken too long to develop and the individual stories don't have much to say beyond "Hey, remember when? Wasn't that great?" It's just a bit too indulgent for me to bear.