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A review by poachedeggs
Fade by Robert Cormier
4.0
Cormier is super-weird. I am not sure if his books are really targeted at young adults - perhaps those in the 17-20 age range?
'Fade' is about a boy who can disappear and remain invisible until he wills himself back into being seen. He inherited this dubious gift from his uncle, who had in turn inherited it from his uncle.
There are the usual motifs of bullying, sexual longing and alienation that increasingly seem to me to be key to Cormier's novels. His view of the world is so very dark.
Then again, the unexpected breaks in the structure of 'Fade' won me over. I did not expect the narrative to switch into another voice halfway through the book, and I think it was pretty creative. (I can't say more without giving the story away!)
'Fade' is about a boy who can disappear and remain invisible until he wills himself back into being seen. He inherited this dubious gift from his uncle, who had in turn inherited it from his uncle.
There are the usual motifs of bullying, sexual longing and alienation that increasingly seem to me to be key to Cormier's novels. His view of the world is so very dark.
Then again, the unexpected breaks in the structure of 'Fade' won me over. I did not expect the narrative to switch into another voice halfway through the book, and I think it was pretty creative. (I can't say more without giving the story away!)