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Old Boys
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bookshelves: arcs-or-review-copies, netgalley, books-of-2023, family, fiction, human-relationships
Nov 12, 2023
bookshelves: arcs-or-review-copies, netgalley, books-of-2023, family, fiction, human-relationships
How I read this: Free ebook copy received through NetGalley
Wow, I did not expect this one to hit me so hard. I thought it would be a light read, but it turned out to be actually so strong and so good. It's a story about a man abandoned by his quite deadbeat father, a man who's suffering from anxiety and generally being unable to thrive in life after certain traumas of the recent past.
A lot of this hit close to home for me, although I can't say my dad has a single interesting bone in his entire body, or any advice to give, as opposed to Will's dad being a misunderstood rockstar. But a lot of what Will has gone through, I've known, and what I loved about this book is being seen - a lot of the trauma and anxieties that come with growing up this way seemed to me to be accurately and sensitively portrayed.
I truly didn't expect this book to move me so much, but by the end I could say I was going to give it 5 stars. It was a great read. Definitely recommended.
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy of the ebook in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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Wow, I did not expect this one to hit me so hard. I thought it would be a light read, but it turned out to be actually so strong and so good. It's a story about a man abandoned by his quite deadbeat father, a man who's suffering from anxiety and generally being unable to thrive in life after certain traumas of the recent past.
A lot of this hit close to home for me, although I can't say my dad has a single interesting bone in his entire body, or any advice to give, as opposed to Will's dad being a misunderstood rockstar. But a lot of what Will has gone through, I've known, and what I loved about this book is being seen - a lot of the trauma and anxieties that come with growing up this way seemed to me to be accurately and sensitively portrayed.
I truly didn't expect this book to move me so much, but by the end I could say I was going to give it 5 stars. It was a great read. Definitely recommended.
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy of the ebook in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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Reading Progress
August 20, 2023
– Shelved
August 20, 2023
– Shelved as:
owned-ebooks-unread
August 20, 2023
– Shelved as:
arcs-or-review-copies
August 20, 2023
– Shelved as:
netgalley
November 11, 2023
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Started Reading
November 12, 2023
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57.0%
"Dang, didn't think this book would get so serious on me. But so far, it's been an amazing read."
November 12, 2023
– Shelved as:
books-of-2023
November 12, 2023
– Shelved as:
family
November 12, 2023
– Shelved as:
fiction
November 12, 2023
– Shelved as:
human-relationships
November 12, 2023
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Finished Reading