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Boys of Alabama: A Novel
Written by Genevieve Hudson
Narrated by Charlie Thurston
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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In this bewitching debut novel, a sensitive teen, newly arrived in Alabama, falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. While his German parents don't know what to make of a South pining for the past, shy Max thrives in the thick heat. Taken in by the football team, he learns how to catch a spiraling ball, how to point a gun, and how to hide his innermost secrets.
Max already expects some of the raucous behavior of his new, American friends-like their insatiable hunger for the fried and cheesy, and their locker room talk about girls. But he doesn't expect the comradery-or how quickly he would be welcomed into their world of basement beer drinking. In his new canvas pants and thickening muscles, Max feels like he's "playing dress-up." That is until he meets Pan, the school "witch," in Physics class: "Pan in his all black. Pan with his goth choker and the gel that made his hair go straight up." Suddenly, Max feels seen, and the pair embarks on a consuming relationship: Max tells Pan about his supernatural powers, and Pan tells Max about the snake poison initiations of the local church. The boys, however, aren't sure whose past is darker, and what is more frightening-their true selves, or staying true in Alabama.
Max already expects some of the raucous behavior of his new, American friends-like their insatiable hunger for the fried and cheesy, and their locker room talk about girls. But he doesn't expect the comradery-or how quickly he would be welcomed into their world of basement beer drinking. In his new canvas pants and thickening muscles, Max feels like he's "playing dress-up." That is until he meets Pan, the school "witch," in Physics class: "Pan in his all black. Pan with his goth choker and the gel that made his hair go straight up." Suddenly, Max feels seen, and the pair embarks on a consuming relationship: Max tells Pan about his supernatural powers, and Pan tells Max about the snake poison initiations of the local church. The boys, however, aren't sure whose past is darker, and what is more frightening-their true selves, or staying true in Alabama.
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Readers find this title to have a strong start but get lost in its desire to tell a compelling story. The protagonist is dull and uncharismatic. Some readers found the story to have weird elements when it came to gender. The ending is abrupt, leaving many loose ends. Overall, the book has potential but falls short in execution.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5While a halfway decent story it had some rather weird elements when it came to gender. It also ends abruptly to where I'm not sure if it was sequel baiting with all the loose ends left hanging or if it was intentional.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The book started off strong but seemed to get lost in it's own desire to tell a compelling story featuring a dull, apathetic, and uncharismatic protagonist. If the story was supposed to go absolutely nowhere then i guess the writer accomplished that.