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A review by lanica
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
3.0
I loved [b:Whale Talk|49746|Whale Talk|Chris Crutcher|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320482376s/49746.jpg|2291193], but had not read anything else by this author until today. I don't know why he slipped away from me. I really liked the idea of this book, I loved the quirkiness of the relationships, but the same quirkiness made the characters seemed...unbelievable.
I wish someone had told me that I should read this as a parable, rather than a young adult novel.
LIBRARIAN REVIEW: It's a very interesting male protagonist...and I love having books that I can hand to the boys in my libraries.
Football takes center stage for the first half of the novel, another plus for getting guys to read.
Sex, swearing and other 'mature subject matter' put this strictly into the theoretical 'Mature Young Adult' shelves for me. Incest, rape and suicide are topics of some import in this novel as well. Not for someone seeking a light read.
Not for middle school.
I wish someone had told me that I should read this as a parable, rather than a young adult novel.
LIBRARIAN REVIEW: It's a very interesting male protagonist...and I love having books that I can hand to the boys in my libraries.
Football takes center stage for the first half of the novel, another plus for getting guys to read.
Sex, swearing and other 'mature subject matter' put this strictly into the theoretical 'Mature Young Adult' shelves for me. Incest, rape and suicide are topics of some import in this novel as well. Not for someone seeking a light read.
Not for middle school.