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A review by mkean
The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno
5.0
I just realized that I haven't written a review for this book, MY FAVOURITE BOOK, and because I love it so much, I think it's about time that I do.
Okay, this book is--this book is great. It's subtle and melancholy with a bittersweet ending. It has quirky humor and lovable, flawed characters. It has a beautiful sense of irony plus hope plus sadness. IT's about childhood and growing up and moving on, and dealing with death. It's all very wonderful with a hint of nostalgia that works so perfectly.
The first few chapters are very sad, but then the main force of the story gets going and it truly is wonderful. It's a bitersweet story delivered with slightly sad humor and i just have SO MUCH LOVE for this book. It's a sad, quiet mood that wraps around you but ends up keeping you warm and making you appreciative in the end.
I haven't read this book in a while, granted, but this is the impression it's given me, so that must count for something.
Okay, this book is--this book is great. It's subtle and melancholy with a bittersweet ending. It has quirky humor and lovable, flawed characters. It has a beautiful sense of irony plus hope plus sadness. IT's about childhood and growing up and moving on, and dealing with death. It's all very wonderful with a hint of nostalgia that works so perfectly.
The first few chapters are very sad, but then the main force of the story gets going and it truly is wonderful. It's a bitersweet story delivered with slightly sad humor and i just have SO MUCH LOVE for this book. It's a sad, quiet mood that wraps around you but ends up keeping you warm and making you appreciative in the end.
I haven't read this book in a while, granted, but this is the impression it's given me, so that must count for something.