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A review by britterization
The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
4.0
I thought it was great! I think I liked Grasshopper Jungle a teensy bit better, hence the four stars. I would describe this book as:
Slaughterhouse 5 + Little Bee + a smattering of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. If that sounds like a weird combo, well, yea. It is. I went from giggling like a schoolperson (boys giggle too) to being hardcore sad/depressed in the span of a few pages. LOTS of triggers in this one - did you see that I referenced Little Bee? Ariel is a refugee, and some REALLY dark stuff happens to him. Like, really dark. REALLY DARK.
Also, I don't think Andrew Smith has a lady problem (because this is an issue, apparently?). He doesn't write about ladies, and that's ok. Not all books need to be about ladies. I mean, most of this is set at an all-boys camp, which doesn't leave a lot of room for the ladies. The one lady in the book is nefarious and awesome.
Anyway, if you liked Grasshopper Jungle, you'll like this one. 4 stars.
Slaughterhouse 5 + Little Bee + a smattering of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. If that sounds like a weird combo, well, yea. It is. I went from giggling like a schoolperson (boys giggle too) to being hardcore sad/depressed in the span of a few pages. LOTS of triggers in this one - did you see that I referenced Little Bee? Ariel is a refugee, and some REALLY dark stuff happens to him. Like, really dark. REALLY DARK.
Also, I don't think Andrew Smith has a lady problem (because this is an issue, apparently?). He doesn't write about ladies, and that's ok. Not all books need to be about ladies. I mean, most of this is set at an all-boys camp, which doesn't leave a lot of room for the ladies. The one lady in the book is nefarious and awesome.
Anyway, if you liked Grasshopper Jungle, you'll like this one. 4 stars.