Books by John Wray
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review 1: This was a novel written by someone with not only a passion for the literary, but a well of knowledge about the New York subway system, as well as mental illness, and an incredible attention to detail. Lowboy is Will Heller, a paranoid schizophrenic 16 year old boy who has broken...
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review 1: It am uncertain of 3 stars. Maybe 2.5 but I think this book is more than ok. I only liked parts of it. The scenes where you are inside Lowboys head are brilliantly written and give an intriguing, dazzling view of how schizophrenics may see the world. But I think the book suffered...
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review 1: Interesting story about Will Heller a paranoid schizophrenic teen on his trip thru subways and tunnels with his mother, Violet Heller, and a missing persons specialist, Ali Lateef, trying to find him before he hurts another person and/or himself. John Wray presents a very beli...
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review 1: A couple of people whose opinions I really respect recommended Lowboy to me, saying it was in a similar vein to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I think that one really has to be a fan of the recent trend to write in a flat, unemotional, almost neurasthenic man...