T. M. Murphy
Auteur de The Secrets of Belltown (A Belltown Mystery #1)
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Lieux de résidence
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 43
- Popularité
- #352,016
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 9
***mild spoilers***
19-year-old Colin, who works at a shoe store full time, is tumbling down a road of self-destruction at full speed, hanging out with the wrong guys, doing drugs and drinking himself inconscious on a regular basis.
Dermot, 23, does nothing but 'cry over his drink' about his ex-girlfriend and work at a parking lot instead of writing, which is his dream.
Or was his dream. Both kids are torn by grief and dealing with it the worst possible way. Dermont is heartbroken after 'the love of his life' dumped him, and Colin is mourning the death of his two best friends the year before.
***end of mild spoilers***
I had to force myself to finish this book. The story is awfully slow in unfolding, but the worst part is the attempts of the author of capturing young men's talk and spirit. 90% of the characters are guys, which are constantly swearing, hitting on girls, getting wasted and bickering at each other. It gets real old real fast, especially the slang and cursing. There are some gruesome descriptions in there, too, like a minute description of what it feels like to vomit after a night of excesses. I so didn't need to read that.
Redeeming features: the end. It is not poetry, but explains a lot. It *is* satisfying to see these kids have a reasonable resolution after all they have been through. The music references were nice to have around, too. And there is *one* likeable character, Eric, who sadly doesn't get much time 'on stage'.
Male readers in their thirties might, I repeat, *might* enjoy this book.… (plus d'informations)