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A review by magpie_666
Odd Man Out by James Newman
4.0
4/5 - Not an easy read, I'm sure many of us can relate to this in some way.
I'm not American, and I'm not a guy, but I am around the same age as the characters in this book. And unfortunately I can relate to the book in a small way. Yeah, it's more extreme than all of us can relate to (I hope anyway) but the message that it portrays is the same.
I was bullied at school and it still affects me every day. It's contributed greatly to who I am. And kids are awful when they are bullies. As adults we tend to know when it's going to far, and when to just think things instead of saying it. Kids don't.
I read the book in one sitting. Although I knew it wasn't going to end well, I still had to read and hope something good would come of it.
The writing was great and I thought it was funny how I just couldn't remember the names of the characters, and had to recognise them from their clothes. That's not a put down for the book. In a way it makes it more "80's" for me as I can never remember anyone's names from the 80's horror films either. Whenever my partner and I talk about a Friday 13th film, for example, I always describe the characters by their clothes.
It's a great story to bring out discussions with people. I would definitely recommend reading it and it's a really good choice for a book club. You'll get some great conversations out of it.
I'm not American, and I'm not a guy, but I am around the same age as the characters in this book. And unfortunately I can relate to the book in a small way. Yeah, it's more extreme than all of us can relate to (I hope anyway) but the message that it portrays is the same.
I was bullied at school and it still affects me every day. It's contributed greatly to who I am. And kids are awful when they are bullies. As adults we tend to know when it's going to far, and when to just think things instead of saying it. Kids don't.
I read the book in one sitting. Although I knew it wasn't going to end well, I still had to read and hope something good would come of it.
The writing was great and I thought it was funny how I just couldn't remember the names of the characters, and had to recognise them from their clothes. That's not a put down for the book. In a way it makes it more "80's" for me as I can never remember anyone's names from the 80's horror films either. Whenever my partner and I talk about a Friday 13th film, for example, I always describe the characters by their clothes.
It's a great story to bring out discussions with people. I would definitely recommend reading it and it's a really good choice for a book club. You'll get some great conversations out of it.