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The Agony of Bun O'Keefe
by Heather Smith
TW: Parental abuse, racism, sexual assault, suicide
This is a book I would never have thought I would enjoy as much as I did. I was given a copy to read with the promise that it was an underrated lovely novel and this is all correct. Though it's categorized as a teen novel, this is definitely more of a literary fiction story centered around the difficult life of 14 y/o Bun O'Keefe in Newfoundland, Canada and how she learns to heal from the help of her misfit older friends.
There were areas that were difficult to read (see the various TW above) and they're all right in your face seen and talked about throughout the story. Because these certain areas and also it being labeled as YA when it is far from what that category holds, I'm leaving a rating off. This isn't my typical style of story to read and I'm really unsure how to accurately rate such a novel. Yet, there is something about this small book that draws you into Bun's life and her troubled friends.
I do think more people should read this literary novel. It's one that holds a lot of pleasant surprises within its small frame - just like Bun O'Keefe :)
This is a book I would never have thought I would enjoy as much as I did. I was given a copy to read with the promise that it was an underrated lovely novel and this is all correct. Though it's categorized as a teen novel, this is definitely more of a literary fiction story centered around the difficult life of 14 y/o Bun O'Keefe in Newfoundland, Canada and how she learns to heal from the help of her misfit older friends.
There were areas that were difficult to read (see the various TW above) and they're all right in your face seen and talked about throughout the story. Because these certain areas and also it being labeled as YA when it is far from what that category holds, I'm leaving a rating off. This isn't my typical style of story to read and I'm really unsure how to accurately rate such a novel. Yet, there is something about this small book that draws you into Bun's life and her troubled friends.
I do think more people should read this literary novel. It's one that holds a lot of pleasant surprises within its small frame - just like Bun O'Keefe :)