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Glass Boys (2012)

by Nicole Lundrigan(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1553657977 (ISBN13: 9781553657972)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Douglas & McIntyre

review 1: This book surprised me; I picked it up unwittingly, not knowing how dark and haunting it would be- let this be your warning. I really appreciated the way the characters and your perception of them (good v bad) changed throughout the course of the book. I was close to giving this 3 stars because I felt like it lulled in the middle, but the beginning and ending were strong enough in my opinion to round up to 4. I'm still torn though... I don't necessarily like the way all the strings are magically tied together at the end.
review 2: I couldn't put the book down and will probably go back and re-read it at some point. There were some raw and disturbing threads but the book kept drawing me in. The author has an ability to write about male characters in a very convi... morencing way. I enjoyed her development of the characters and the unfolding of the sometimes dark story. Most of all, I loved the setting in Newfoundland. My grandparents were from Newfoundland; I heard their dialect as I read Glass Boys, felt their surroundings and felt again my grandmother's telling of her family, friends and neighbour's stories. A powerful book, well written. less

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