A review by mischief_in_the_library
Noggin by John Corey Whaley

5.0

This is how I keep expecting Matthew Quick's books to turn out, for some reason, and they never do. On that note, this book was actually not what I expected, although I don't really know what I was expecting. I thought it'd be more sci-fi and head stuff, but I actually felt like that wasn't at all what the focus was. Obviously it was a big part of the story, but in the end, it was about a boy trying to fit into a world he felt like he didn't quite belong in, which I'm sure is relatable to many.

The relationships between all characters were wonderful, and all the side characters had personality. It's a hard book to describe, and a hard one to review, but it was very powerfully-driven character story, and just extremely satisfying to read.