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Boy A by Jonathan Trigell

ventellina's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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laurine's review against another edition

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5.0

i’m HEARTBROKEN but at least it was his choice, he finally was in control of his life

glomdi's review against another edition

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3.0

I watched the movie before I read the book, and I think that influenced me a lot. I already felt connected to the characters and as a result I don't think I can quite fairly judge this.

The writing wasn't great. It was an amazing story when I watched the movie, but I just didn't have that many feelings for the book, and I think it was because of the slow writing. It felt like nothing was happening. There were supposed to be these profound thoughts that made you think, but it mostly bored me.

So like I said, without seeing the movie, I don't think I would have liked this book much, and I'm pretty surprised to find almost no negative reviews here on Goodreads. The movie left me feeling devastated, and I thought about it for many days after watching. I felt like things were unresolved, but in that acceptable way were you need more but are satisfied with what you have. I guess I'd recommend this, but I'd say watch the movie first, and the book isn't that important.

wenjoy's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

alex_uwu's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

x_tora's review against another edition

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I just didn't feel that it really had anything interesting to say. A lot of it was focused on A wanting to hookup with his coworker and I wasn't particularly interested in that. It also focused more on his counselor or whatever he's supposed to be and his home life, which I also didn't care about.

pino_sabatelli's review against another edition

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3.0

Tre stelle e mezza.
Divisa in 26 capitoli, uno per ogni lettera dell’alfabeto (dalla A di “Apple” intesa come “mela marcia” – Cupertino non c’entra nulla, alla Z di “Zero”), la storia di “Boy A” si ispira a un fatto di cronaca del 1993 e si sviluppa su due linee temporali alternate. La prima racconta la storia di Jack che, condannato per un omicidio commesso quando era ancora un bambino, riesce a strappare all’inflessibile giustizia inglese la possibilità di una nuova vita grazie ai buoni uffici del suo tutore Terry. Con tono sobrio e asciutto l’Autore descrive il paradosso esistenziale di un ventiquattrenne che, senza alcuna esperienza di vita se non quella dell’universo alienante e corrotto del carcere, prova a inventarsi un futuro essendo però costretto a inventarsi anche un passato. Infatti per proteggerlo dalla caccia all’uomo scatenata dalla devastante combinazione fra la sete di vendetta dell’opinione pubblica e il sensazionalismo dei tabloid, nulla di quello che di sé racconta agli altri può essere vero, a cominciare dal nome, scelto a caso da “Il grande libro dei nomi”.
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dallisaur's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't think I've ever said this in my life, but the movie was better.

anniefraz's review against another edition

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2.75

Women are written in a way I think the author has never met one

sarkiste's review against another edition

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4.0

𝓢𝓡𝓑:
Postoje dve teme koje aktivno izbegavam svaki put kada čitam: prva su ratni logori i mučenja, druga je maloletna delikvencija. Ipak kada sam birala četri knjige sa jedne od akcija prijatelj kome apsolutno verujem, Kaća, mi je rekla da uzmem knjigu bez obzira na tešku tematiku. Znala sam da što pre moram da prođem kroz ovu knjigu, moja logika je uvek bila ista-ono od čega bežiš je ono sa čim prvo treba da se suočiš. Bila sam iznenađena naracijom autora, očekivala sam težu i negde depresivniju naraciju, međutim sposobnost autora da prikaže početak novog života pod novim identitetom i sama ideja da život zaista teče dalje i da se svi mi uigramo u rutinu života je fantastična. Naracija iz prošlosti ima drugačiji ton a opet zadržava gotovo identičnu emociju. Priče dečaka A i dečaka B nisu preterano tragične i veoma je jasno da sam autor ne želi da se mi, kao čitaoci, poistovetimo ili saosećamo sa njima. Dopada mi se što krivica nije smeštena ni na jednu stranu. Jednostavno ona je prisutna kao činjenica, zato ne možeš da žališ jednog od dečaka a opet sa druge strane možeš da podržavaš Džekov novi život. Još jedna pozitivna stvar je što autor prikazuje koliko pozitivan uticaj stvara pozitivan život i koliko negativan uticaj radi potpuno suprotno. Autor koristi jednostavan, gradski jezik, pa je knjiga veoma "lagana" za čitanje i razumevanje. Šta mi se nije dopalo? Nisam mogla da osetim ovu knjigu, nikako. Ono što meni izdvaja dobru od fantastične knjige je sposobnost osećanja onoga što sam čitala ovde toga jednostavno nema. Takođe mogu da kažem da mi je celo razrešenje događaja bilo malo ubrzano i negde napisano samo da bi postojalo tu, ali to je samo moje mišljenje. Kraj je ipak bio fantastičan. Sve u svemu ako želite da pročitate ovu knjgigu ja mogu da vam dam zeleno svetlo. Vredi.

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𝓔𝓝𝓖𝓛:
If you want perfect crime book-this ain't it. But if you want drama with the sensitive topic, then this is a book for you. The writer did a fantastic job writing this book on the ay that you can't hate or love characters. Despite this heavy topic, this is not a heavy book to read. Language is simple and the storyline is clear. It's a book with a message-a good message. Flaws- the way mystery about the murder was solved was way too fast if you ask me. I also failed to feel what I read and that is very important to me. I loved the ending though. Overall if you want to read this book you have a green light. It's totally worth it.