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A review by hjmo
Boo by Neil Smith
3.0
There is something disingenuous about having your narrator be a thirteen-year-old but making him a genius so you can still write in his voice like an adult and then making him emotionally detached to boot. Look I liked the idea of this story exploring the afterlife and solving your own murder. I liked some of the world building of that afterlife and the questions posed but never quite answered was intriguing. The twists weren't terribly surprising but they were emotionally poignant.
It's well written and an enjoyable read.
Oh and I was very annoyed that in 2015 the author couldn't be bothered to accurately represent the beliefs of Mormons. Doubly annoying that one of the characters was supposedly Mormon while alive and repeating the inaccurate half-truths that a wikipedia search would have cleared up.
It's well written and an enjoyable read.
Oh and I was very annoyed that in 2015 the author couldn't be bothered to accurately represent the beliefs of Mormons. Doubly annoying that one of the characters was supposedly Mormon while alive and repeating the inaccurate half-truths that a wikipedia search would have cleared up.