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Skater Boy
by Anthony Nerada
Thank you NetGalley, Anthony Nerada, and Soho Press for the ARC. This is my honest review.
This might be one of the most beautiful stories of defining positive masculinity that I've ever read.
On the outside, Wes had anger issues, he skips class and comes off as the problem kid. Inside, he's in the closet with his friends and family, struggling from trauma of an abusive father no longer in the picture, and dealing with the fear of abandonment. He's sweet, artistic, and a bit lost.
I connected with Wes on such a deep level, seeing a mirror of myself from high-school. I remembered feeling closed off, angry, explosive, pushing everyone away so they wouldn't leave me, and struggling to understand what I wanted to do with my life. This book made me cry so hard, but it felt so cathartic. It opened up feelings that I had worked through (with years of therapy) and told such a special coming of age story from a boy that isn't usually the main character. He's broody, the bad boy, and it's from his POV.
I wish I could give this 6 stars. It's perfect.
This might be one of the most beautiful stories of defining positive masculinity that I've ever read.
On the outside, Wes had anger issues, he skips class and comes off as the problem kid. Inside, he's in the closet with his friends and family, struggling from trauma of an abusive father no longer in the picture, and dealing with the fear of abandonment. He's sweet, artistic, and a bit lost.
I connected with Wes on such a deep level, seeing a mirror of myself from high-school. I remembered feeling closed off, angry, explosive, pushing everyone away so they wouldn't leave me, and struggling to understand what I wanted to do with my life. This book made me cry so hard, but it felt so cathartic. It opened up feelings that I had worked through (with years of therapy) and told such a special coming of age story from a boy that isn't usually the main character. He's broody, the bad boy, and it's from his POV.
I wish I could give this 6 stars. It's perfect.