How To Set A Fire And Why
Jesse Ball
3 Stars
Lucia’s father is dead, her mother is in a mental institute and she lives in a garage turned bedroom with her aunt.
This is a novel about a teenage girl who has lost everything and burns anything.
Kicked out of school, troubled young Lucia is making her way through the world with only a book, zippo lighter, pocket full of stolen liquorice and a biting wit.
And her only rule; don’t do things you aren’t proud of.
Jesse Ball’s story about misguided friendship and destruction, revolves around the one question. Why?
And it’s the why factor fueling this narrative.
Filled with hypocrisy, injustice and the inability to love, the confronting character analysis gives readers a deeper insight into individual selfishness and greed.
Combining humour with darkness, How To Set A Fire And Why is a thought-provoking novel but an average read.
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