A review by writingqueerfic
Different for Boys by Patrick Ness

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.75

The thing is with this short story, I'm not sure whether I liked it. It was so open ended, which fits the narrative and is impactful, but it is also a little big unfulfilling; which, again, I guess could be the point. I was really annoyed by the black boxes though, irrationally so.