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A review by acormier5343
We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes
5.0
I discovered Joel Thomas Hynes last year with his show, "Little Dog" and quite enjoyed it. After that I started watching his other shows and films, seems only fitting that I move onto his books.
The writing style took some time getting use to for me, but I got the hang of it. I think watching Hynes' shows like "Little Dog" helped me to understand how the character Johnny Keough speaks, along with his accent; I can hear it in my head how his voice should sound.
My favorite part in the novel is definitely It had me laughing out loud, was so hilarious. Fingers crossed that this gets turned into a movie someday soon just to see Joel Thomas Hynes (who else could play Johnny?) in that situation.
The ending was satisfying. Reading the final page, chills ran through my body, stayed there and then another wave of chills coursed through again and again until the last word of the story. I occasionally get chills reading the ending of books (Anne of Green Gables, Based on a True Story, Mistborn), but this was on a whole new level.
This did win a Governor General's Award, and I am happy for the author that his work has achieved this. I have yet to read other books given this award or been nominated. Today, I ordered two more of his work and cannot wait to get into them, along with whatever comes next from Joel Thomas Hynes.
A caution for anyone interested that foul language is used consistently throughout the novel. While it does not bother me in the slightest, I know that some people may not be comfortable with the heavy use of swearing. I believe that it is valid though because that is our hero John-John. Right Johnny? He the classy kind of guy that will throw in the f-word whenever he can in a sentence or thought.
The writing style took some time getting use to for me, but I got the hang of it. I think watching Hynes' shows like "Little Dog" helped me to understand how the character Johnny Keough speaks, along with his accent; I can hear it in my head how his voice should sound.
My favorite part in the novel is definitely
Spoiler
the jacuzzi incident.The ending was satisfying. Reading the final page, chills ran through my body, stayed there and then another wave of chills coursed through again and again until the last word of the story. I occasionally get chills reading the ending of books (Anne of Green Gables, Based on a True Story, Mistborn), but this was on a whole new level.
This did win a Governor General's Award, and I am happy for the author that his work has achieved this. I have yet to read other books given this award or been nominated. Today, I ordered two more of his work and cannot wait to get into them, along with whatever comes next from Joel Thomas Hynes.
A caution for anyone interested that foul language is used consistently throughout the novel. While it does not bother me in the slightest, I know that some people may not be comfortable with the heavy use of swearing. I believe that it is valid though because that is our hero John-John. Right Johnny? He the classy kind of guy that will throw in the f-word whenever he can in a sentence or thought.