The unlikely friendship between the sixteen-year-old Tom and seventy-two-year-old Maggie is rather sweet and I kind of wish the story would have just focused on their budding friendship instead of adding a whole bunch of heavy topics that distracted from it. It’s not a bad read and I see why other people enjoyed the story better, but there were things that prevented me from enjoying the story to the fullest.įirst of all, I have to stress that I still love the premise of the story with the two unlikely characters connecting and forming a friendship through the local library. I thought that this contemporary would be a perfect fit for me, but while there were definitely aspects of the story I liked, as a whole I ended up having mixed thoughts instead. I’ve been looking forward to read The Library ever since I first heard about it, both because I love stories with a bookish element and because I like books with an older main character involved. *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Aria in exchange for an honest review. The pain is the same however it happens and regardless of who is to blame.” “It’s a terrible thing to lose people you love from your life. 2023 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.
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This collection expertly straddles emotional resonance and academic musings, while blending the aesthetics of poetry with painting and theoretical mathematics across works that employ painting as metaphor for existential examinations and ekphrastic poems. War of the Foxes, Siken’s second collection after a 10 year gap, is a minor masterpiece that is a feast for the mind and heart to untangle the philosophical quandaries, profuse self-doubt and abstract beauty that culminate in these breathtaking poems. If existential anxiety wrote poetry, I suspect it would read a lot like Richard Siken. ‘ I turned / the image over like a rock, but then the worms.’ The gorgeous man had already made it clear that he was not interested in Cayson… or so he’d thought.ĭr. Having experienced countless disappointments, and having taken a stand not to fall for any more tricks, Cayson is more than a little skeptical when Quick comes around asking for a second chance to prove himself. Now at almost forty, Cayson is intent on no longer being anyone’s dirty secret. Cayson must’ve mistaken Quick’s gratitude for something more, because the one time he tried to make his desires known, he was harshly rebuffed and left on the man’s doorstep feeling stupid for hitting on an obviously very straight man.Ĭayson never dated a man who was willing to come out of hiding and be with him. Cayson Chauncey has been wildly attracted to the big, tattooed hunter for almost a year, ever since he performed the surgery that saved Quick’s best friend’s life. Seeing his best friend and his son fall in love and sharing the special connection that only true soulmates can, has made him all the more aware of what’s lacking in his life.ĭr. However, there is one thing that has begun to cause Quick concern and it’s the dreadful thought of living out the rest of his life alone. He’s fearless when it comes to carrying out his dangerous job alongside his longtime best friend and business partner, Duke. Roman “Quick” Webb is one badass bounty hunter on the crime-filled streets of Atlanta. He’s just a boy being a boy doing stupid stuff boys do, hanging with his friends, enjoying school and spending time with his family. I think what I like most about They Call Me Güero is that it’s not a book about a young boy who’s too good or too bad, who’s trying to save the world or even find his place in it. Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Me Güero is a classic in the making and the recipient of a Pura Belpré Honor, a Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, a Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry, and a Walter Dean Myers Honor. And when life gets tough for this Mexican American border kid, he knows what to do: He writes poetry. Güero faces the start of seventh grade with heart and smarts, his family's traditions, and his trusty accordion. (Don't cross Joanna-she's tough as nails.) Together, they joke around and talk about their expanding world, which now includes girls. Güero is also a reader, gamer, and musician who runs with a squad of misfits called Los Bobbys. He feels at home on both sides of the river, speaking Spanish or English. Like the Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, twelve-year-old Güero is puro mexicano. Sometimes people only go off of what they see. They call him Güero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right-through poetry. |