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A review by l1brarygirl
Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
3.0
2.5 Stars
While I think these types of books are very important, I didn't particularly like this one. I felt the characters were too stereotypical and flat. I didn't enjoy reading Vanessa's parts especially - I wish she had more depth to her. Brendan's parts were interesting seeing his struggles with his identity. My favorite was Angel but found parts of her character to be very stereotypical. Though the main focus was on Brendan, I would have loved a story just about Angel. The book being told in verse will appeal to Ellen Hopkin's fans (the author states in the acknowledgements that she even asked Hopkins to write a gender-variant novel). I didn't mind this form but the sections where they formed shapes were a little hard to read and didn't add to the story.
While I think these types of books are very important, I didn't particularly like this one. I felt the characters were too stereotypical and flat. I didn't enjoy reading Vanessa's parts especially - I wish she had more depth to her. Brendan's parts were interesting seeing his struggles with his identity. My favorite was Angel but found parts of her character to be very stereotypical. Though the main focus was on Brendan, I would have loved a story just about Angel. The book being told in verse will appeal to Ellen Hopkin's fans (the author states in the acknowledgements that she even asked Hopkins to write a gender-variant novel). I didn't mind this form but the sections where they formed shapes were a little hard to read and didn't add to the story.