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Bear Necessity
by James Gould-Bourn
Danny is down on his luck. A year ago, he had lost his wife in a car accident. His eleven-year-old son, Will, was in the car at the time and has not said anything since. Feeling alone and unable to move on, Danny does his best to make ends meet. When Danny is suddenly fired from his job and unable to find work elsewhere, in an act of desperation, Danny does the unthinkable. He buys an old panda costume and decides to become a street performer.
One day, Danny (while in costume) sees Will being bullied by a group of boys. Without thinking, Danny saves Will and sends the bullies away. To Danny’s surprise, Will starts talking to him and opening up to him about his mother’s death. But will he stop talking once he knows that Danny is inside the panda costume?
Bear Necessity is an adorable story about moving on and making the best of life. I really enjoyed the book, but it was so very cliché, I was able to predict with ease what would happen next. The ending was hardly a surprise as well. Bear Necessity reminded me of a movie you would see at the movie theatre, and a week later forget what the title of the movie was. All you can remember is that you went to see a cute movie.
I was initially drawn to this book because I thought it was mostly going to be about conversations between a father and son while the father was in a panda costume. Instead, the story didn’t really focus too much on the conversations between Danny (in costume) and Will. I wish there would’ve been a bit more development in that regard.
I would recommend Bear Necessity to those who are looking for a nice light read.
*I received an advanced reader’s copy of Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn from Simon & Schuster Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
One day, Danny (while in costume) sees Will being bullied by a group of boys. Without thinking, Danny saves Will and sends the bullies away. To Danny’s surprise, Will starts talking to him and opening up to him about his mother’s death. But will he stop talking once he knows that Danny is inside the panda costume?
Bear Necessity is an adorable story about moving on and making the best of life. I really enjoyed the book, but it was so very cliché, I was able to predict with ease what would happen next. The ending was hardly a surprise as well. Bear Necessity reminded me of a movie you would see at the movie theatre, and a week later forget what the title of the movie was. All you can remember is that you went to see a cute movie.
I was initially drawn to this book because I thought it was mostly going to be about conversations between a father and son while the father was in a panda costume. Instead, the story didn’t really focus too much on the conversations between Danny (in costume) and Will. I wish there would’ve been a bit more development in that regard.
I would recommend Bear Necessity to those who are looking for a nice light read.
*I received an advanced reader’s copy of Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn from Simon & Schuster Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*