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Henry Tumour (2007)

by Anthony McGowan(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Random House

review 1: I have to admit I left this story three quarters of the way through becasue it was so depressing towarsds the end, HOWEVER..I did read lots of spoilers and whatever I may have initially thought about this story, I do not hesitatae for a moment to declare its absolute FANTASTIC BRILLIANCE, which I do suppose was highly influenced by reading McGowan's other book, Hellbent. Its surprisingly funny for such a depressingly sad topic, and had me cringing at times, laughing out loud, as well as being dampened by feelings of utmost tragic depression :/ HOWEVER, I still am of the ABSOLUTE AND COMPLETE CONVICTION that you really cannot ignore such a book. Do it justice, and then judge, critically if you like, BUT DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE BRILIANCE OF THE WRITI... moreNG!!!
review 2: I ask you, how gimmicky can a book be before it can no longer be good? I'm asking you because I was asking myself this as I looked at the cover of this book, trying to decide whether or not it was worth my time. Obviously, I decided it was. Of course, there was nothing else I needed to read really urgently, so the value of my time was about the equivalent of a Canadian penny (which isn't inherently worthless, but isn't going to do me any good anytime soon).So I jumped in feet first, careful to not let my head hit the rocky bottom that was almost certainly hiding a few feet under the choppy, cloudy water. So I hit the water and went down, much farther than I expected to and my feet barely grazed the bottom, which was, truth be told, fairly smooth. I was surprised, but how could I not be? This is a book about a boy who has a tumor that talks to him. It was probably going to suck.And I bet it would have if that was the focal point. The dialogue between Hector and Jack (the tumor) was very awkward at first, and not only because the tumor speaks in all caps. He randomly spouts Shakespeare and gives Hector (sometimes good, but usually bad) advice. However, McGowan often crafts a rather lovely scene through his protagonist's witty, British, oh-so-conversational voice.I liked how McGowan attacked serious issues of mortality while still staying within the confines of a humorous story for teenagers. That's not to say it was flawless (my feet did, after all, touch the bottom). The ending was so cheesy, it belonged in a fondue pot, what with all of the protagonist's problems just miraculously solving themselves. And it relied a bit too much on crude humor, which I almost never enjoy.I liked some of the messages about relationships, both romantic and familial. I liked that it showed there were options after making mistakes. Overall, I think it had a positive message while still being entertaining. It was quite funny. less

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