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Chargement... The Lucky Boypar Caroline Gerardo
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  Cette critique a été rédigée par l'auteur . Coming of age novel, literary, powerful, violence that is poetic, dark that becomes beautiful to the reader. Themes: Transgressive literary fiction, contemporary dysfunctional families, and overcoming ADHD. (  )  carolinegerardo | Nov 29, 2011 |  ISBN:978-098481577 Mustard Seed Press Seth is a young boy who does not fit in anywhere. He is severely punished for the smallest of errors by his father a neurosurgeon. Seth’s mother is a socialite who drowns her problems in pills and alcohol. The parents decide they cannot deal with Seth anymore and send him to live with his paternal Grandmother. Seth’s Grandmother is more patient than his parents were. Seth becomes friends with a family down the street and falls in love with their daughter Amy. When grandmother dies of a stroke, he returned to his emotionally distant family. In high school, Seth discovers he has talents in swimming and selling drugs to his friends. Seth decides he needs $10000.00 to find Amy who has moved to California. He makes friends with Jon who makes money organizing street fights between homeless men and taking bets. The two become friends and through their illegal activities, Seth saves up the money to leave on his journey to find Amy. Transgressive fiction, literary fiction that is dark with dysfunctional family, and a teenage crime spree. “The disturbing results of his quest will haunt the reader.” “A mesmerizing tale of teenage disillusionment.” “Gerardo’s 21st Century writing style delivers sucker punches.” “Seth McGrath charms with dark forces and flies in the face of every coming of age story.” ( ) carolinegerardo | Nov 16, 2011 |
 A tale of love, madness and salvation. We follow the life of Seth McGrath, a boy discarded by his parents, blamed for the crime of burning the family home when they know he did not have anything to do with the fire. Seth tinkers in building things and exists in a world where he “watches” but does not connect with others. When he is shipped off to live with Grandmother in inner-city Philadelphia of 1965 he experiences Roman Catholic superstition, custom and spirituality. Grandmother ignores racial issues of the time, and Seth opens himself to friends. When Grandmother suffers a stroke, he is thrown back to the opposite world of his pill popping debutante mother and dysfunctional Dr. Frankenstein father. A downward spin runs into a terrifying adventure. The young man makes every terrible choice in his attempt to locate his childhood true love. Seth will steal, arrange betting fights between homeless men, sell drugs to kids at school, and harm anyone who bullies him or makes fun of his horrible acne. Only a guardian angel can pull him up from this dark journey.
The Lucky Boy is a mesmerizing coming of age story leading through illegal activities to raise money to find his true love. A 21st Century writing style that will knock you on the back side of your head. Seth is a young boy who does not fit in anywhere. He is severely punished for the smallest of errors by his father a neurosurgeon. Seth's mother is a socialite who drowns her problems in pills and alcohol. The father decides he cannot deal with Seth anymore and sends him to live with his paternal Grandmother. Seth's Grandmother is more patient than his parents were. Seth becomes friends with a family down the street and falls in love with their daughter Amy. When grandmother dies of a stroke, he returned to his emotionally distant family. In high school, Seth discovers he has talents in swimming and selling drugs to his friends. Seth decides he needs $10000.00 to find Amy who has moved to California. He makes friends with Jon who makes money organizing street fights between homeless men and taking bets. The two become friends and through their illegal activities, Seth saves up the money to leave on his journey to find Amy. The disturbing results of his quest will haunt the reader. A hypnotic tale of disillusionment. What will it cost to become the CEO of a company? Gerardo writes in beats. The scenes feel voyeuristic. There is no other coming of age story like The Lucky Boy. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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