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3.61 AVERAGE
tense
fast-paced
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very dated, but in a way that highlight how far we’ve come during my lifetime in gay acceptance. And AM Homes is always funny.
A.M. Homes is a magnificent writer. She captures people & their lives so perfectly, reading her novels feels like you're looking through a kitchen window, spying on a family. I wish I could write like this!!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
One of the best coming of age novels. Jack's initial mortification at his dad's coming out is soon compounded by everyone at school finding out, and not helped by the anodyne wisdom of the adults around him. But his parents' separation is just a springboard to greater worries about joining the 'complicated, boring' world of society. Jack is sure there's an alternative, but he's shooting in the dark. Will he make it?
This is definitely YA territory (even if the genre hadn't been properly invented when that was published).
This is, totally by chance, the second novel I've read recently that treats of homosexuality from the perspective of a son discovering that his father is gay. The previous one was [b:Out Of The Winter Gardens|1892317|Out Of The Winter Gardens|David Rees|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317326769s/1892317.jpg|1893753].
Jack is however much more light-hearted in tone (even if there are some difficult issues being dealt with) and all in all in an enjoyable read. Some of it feels caricatural but I think this is due to that general tone of comic levity that Homes has chosen to go for.
My only real criticism is that Homes doesn't get the voice of a 15 year old quite right. He manages it most of the time but there are many jarring moments when turns of phrase feel definitely like those of an adult in a book.
Quick and easy read; not demanding and fun.
This is, totally by chance, the second novel I've read recently that treats of homosexuality from the perspective of a son discovering that his father is gay. The previous one was [b:Out Of The Winter Gardens|1892317|Out Of The Winter Gardens|David Rees|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317326769s/1892317.jpg|1893753].
Jack is however much more light-hearted in tone (even if there are some difficult issues being dealt with) and all in all in an enjoyable read. Some of it feels caricatural but I think this is due to that general tone of comic levity that Homes has chosen to go for.
My only real criticism is that Homes doesn't get the voice of a 15 year old quite right. He manages it most of the time but there are many jarring moments when turns of phrase feel definitely like those of an adult in a book.
Quick and easy read; not demanding and fun.