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This Boy

par Lauren Myracle

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Lauren Myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful writing to this novel of a teenage boy's coming-of-age.

Paul Walden is not an alpha lobster, the hypermasculine crustacean king who intimidates the other male lobsters, beds all the lady lobsters, and "wins" at life. At least not according to the ego-bursting feedback he's given in his freshman seminar. But Paul finds a funny, faithful friend in Roby Smalls, and maybe â?? oh god, please â?? he's beginning to catch the interest of smart, beautiful Natalia Gutierrez. Cruising through high school as a sauced-out, rap-loving beta lobster suits Paul fine, and if life ever gets him down? Smoke a little weed, crunch a few pills . . . it's all good.

But in the treacherous currents of teenage culture, it's easy to get pulled under. With perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle lays bare the life of one boy as he navigates friendship, love, loss, and addiction. It's life at its most ordinary and most unforgettable… (plus d'informations)

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I nearly gave up on this book several times; nothing really happens for the first two-thirds of the novel. And then suddenly! there's a story I could get my teeth into. Sadly, it was over just as it was beginning and never went anywhere. Also the main character has no personality which made me not care what happened to him anyway.

I received a free copy of this book for review courtesy of Candlewick Books. ( )
  fionaanne | Nov 11, 2021 |
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While there are redeeming aspects to Paul and his coming of age, but they're overshadowed by his crassness and insensitivity. Yes, it's funny in spots and an easy read, but in the age of recognizing how important diversity is, this book made me feel somewhat uncomfortable. ( )
  sennebec | Oct 7, 2021 |
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Excellent realistic fiction story of the journey of a boy through high school. Paul makes friends as an awkward freshman with Roby, and the two go through school together, becoming best friends. They both develop feelings for their friend Natalia, but when Paul starts to date her, it strains the guys' friendship. And then senior year hits and tragedy strikes. And Paul turns to drugs to cope. This is a very heartfelt, wrenching, funny, wise book. I loved the character of Paul, and also his mother--it was nice to see a single parent in a teen novel who is involved in their son's life and tries to help him. They clearly loved each other and were a good team, for the most part. He is a good kid who was raised well, he's not an arrogant jerk. This book is an excellent look at drug addiction and the difficulties of getting clean. Mature language and situations; I'd say 9th grade and up, although 8th grade boys really could benefit from reading it too. ( )
  GoldieBug | May 7, 2021 |
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All in all, it was an easy read. Sometimes enjoyable, though the ending was rushed and lacking for me. There are plenty of other coming of age novels that are better suited to readers who are looking for relatable, even in today's age, in my opinion.

For about the first half of the book, I was expecting to ask my teen son to read it and give me his opinion. While I would not shelter my son from that story presentation of a drug addiction, in my opinion, it is not written well enough to ask him for his feedback. ( )
  HippieLunatic | Apr 25, 2020 |
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DNF at 40%

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.

I haven't personally dealt with a twitching dick, or envisioned myself fondling a female's bouncing boobs, so the main character wasn't someone I could relate to. Even his high school experience was laden with thoughts of sex and how his body was changing, and it was weird to read about him dropping his pants to examine himself. There was way too much dialogue about Paul's penis. If a teenage boy thinks about sex all the time, or they objectify women in their minds, okay. I'm sure there's some truth to that when portraying an adolescent boy, but it's not something I want to read about.

This Boy might be very relatable for some people, and I hope it finds its audience, but I'm way too old to find humor in the occasional booger and frequent fart. I definitely don't want to read about how a high school sophomore handles their private bits, thinks about them, or dreams about how they might one day be used. Additionally, the story progressed slowly, and wasn't all that interesting.

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Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

Lauren Myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful writing to this novel of a teenage boy's coming-of-age.

Paul Walden is not an alpha lobster, the hypermasculine crustacean king who intimidates the other male lobsters, beds all the lady lobsters, and "wins" at life. At least not according to the ego-bursting feedback he's given in his freshman seminar. But Paul finds a funny, faithful friend in Roby Smalls, and maybe â?? oh god, please â?? he's beginning to catch the interest of smart, beautiful Natalia Gutierrez. Cruising through high school as a sauced-out, rap-loving beta lobster suits Paul fine, and if life ever gets him down? Smoke a little weed, crunch a few pills . . . it's all good.

But in the treacherous currents of teenage culture, it's easy to get pulled under. With perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle lays bare the life of one boy as he navigates friendship, love, loss, and addiction. It's life at its most ordinary and most unforgettable

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