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Review by Ben Macnair (290212) Rating (7/10) Review
by Ben Macnair It looks at Charlie. An average freshman. He is neither a jock, nor a geek. He is neither unpopular or the life and soul of the party. He just is. It is the place that many people find themselves, but don’t admit to. It looks at how he interacts with the other pupils at his school, particularly Sam, his perfect girl, and her boyfriend Patrick, his sister and her abortion, the first girl he dates, the doubts he has about himself and taking his part in a world where he does not know how to fit.
The book is a fast read, and is written in the form of a number
of letters that Charlie writes to an unnamed character. It could
be one of the characters in the book, or the reader, or it could
have been written to be read by no-one else. The book is beautifully
written, and has captured Charlie on the cusp of the moments when
he feels Infinite, with his friends, the open road, the perfect
song, and any number of perfect moments in front of him.. |
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