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Young Men Shall See (2012)

by Scott Thompson(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1934606375 (ISBN13: 9781934606377)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Tag Publishing LLC

review 1: This is a coming to age story told through the eyes of Gus Ambrose, a teenager in River Falls, a small community in Georgia. A tale of love and heartache, excitement and horror, a group of teenagers struggle to make sense of a world where old fashioned attitudes and myths collide with teenage boredom and a desire to have fun. I liked everything about this book. I don't think there's anything I didn't like. I really loved the main characters and the world in which the story is told, I loved the short chapters and I loved the way the story was told slowly and effortlessly without feeling forced in any way. But most of all ( and this is difficult to explain) I liked the whole atmosphere of the book, because some books do have an atmosphere. Some books get to you in all ... morethe right places, sometimes you really connect with the characters and it's almost as if you are there in the pages of the book yourself. I suppose that is what I am trying to say. I certainly had that connection with 'Young Men Shall See'. As far as debut novels are concerned this is incredibly well written and Scott Thompson certainly knows how to write. And the great thing is that given the opportunity his writing will hopefully continue to grow and blossom and even greater things will come in the future. A part of me thinks that maybe the story could have ended with Chapter 30 without the addition of the final chapter but maybe I'm just nick picking because I really liked this book. You know when you've really enjoyed a book because you just want to read it again and you don't want the story to end. A Superb Debut 5/5
review 2: A "guy's coming of age" book that is easy to read. Set in rural Georgia in the 1980's, the book follows Gus and his buddies through their senior year of high school. Gus, who is surprisingly mature for his years, faces almost all of this year alone, as his parents are "on the road" with his younger brother, a music prodigy. At times, I was unsure where the plot was going, but I think this was an intentional effort to draw the reader into the ups and downs of a high school senior's last year. The ending is not typical, and is somewhat sobering. If you enjoy coming of age stories, you will enjoy this one very much. Disclosure: I was randomly selected from among numerous GoodReads readers to receive an advance copy of this book; I have read it and this is my honest evaluation. I have no connection with this author or publisher and have received nothing from anyone in consideration for publishing this review. less

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