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A review by nickymaund
The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson
3.0
A slow burning story as you follow Norman, mum Sadie and family friend Leonard on their road trip (with all the pit stops along the way) to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as part of Norman’s Five Year Plan. Henderson uses their trip from Cornwall up to Scotland as a way to examine Sadie’s life as mother and as a student following a traumatic life event, and Norman’s short life coping with debilitating psoriasis and dealing with the grief of losing his best friend suddenly.
I loved Norman; he’s kind, considerate and is slowly trying to find the courage to honour his beloved friend and also to find himself. He’s incredibly brave and the world needs more people like him. However I will admit I did lose my way in parts of this story, it felt very drawn out and affected my engagement with Norman, mum Sadie and Leonard.
⚠️Reader caution and potential spoiler; deals with suicide and the after effects. There’s also phrasing in this novel that might cause upset to those affected. ⚠️
I loved Norman; he’s kind, considerate and is slowly trying to find the courage to honour his beloved friend and also to find himself. He’s incredibly brave and the world needs more people like him. However I will admit I did lose my way in parts of this story, it felt very drawn out and affected my engagement with Norman, mum Sadie and Leonard.
⚠️Reader caution and potential spoiler; deals with suicide and the after effects. There’s also phrasing in this novel that might cause upset to those affected. ⚠️