I had heard about We Now Return To Regular Life earlier this year and I instantly knew that it would be a book that I would enjoy based on its synopsis alone. That's a subject for another blog post.Genre/Themes: YA, Fiction, Contemporary, MysteryĪuthor Website | BookDepository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo But hearing/ reading about this just added to my ambivalence about awards. I've read three of the five or six nominees and they are all very worthy. His novel did not qualify for consideration for a new award, the Morris Award, which is for debut novels, because he had published some non-fiction. I realized my mistake in forgetting to blog about this title after I read and responded to Martin's blog. I also liked the fact that while the parents were clueless and imperfect, they kept plugging away at trying to do the right thing. I am often at a loss when it comes to observing my sons' interactions. I am the mother of four boys and grew up in a family of girls (there were five girls and just one brother). I just wanted to hug him as he slowly came to grips with his identity.
This thoughtful debut novel is often humorous even though Alex is in crisis. Additionally, he's completely at a loss about his brother's suicide attempt and doesn't know how to reconnect or whether he even wants to. Some language and situations make this title better suited for a more mature and thoughtful reader. His brother just wants to get his acceptance letter to Duke and get out of town even though, as a popular jock, he's at the top of the food chain at his high school.
Told in alternating chapters, Alex and James come to grips with the changes in their relationship.Īfter attempting suicide, by swallowing PineSol at a summertime kegger, sixteen-year-old Alex finds himself ostracized once school starts and is just trying to get through the school day, life and everything. Pair this title with David Levithan's _Are We There Yet?_ for readers who are interested in exploring that complex bind between brothers. I just realized today that I did not post a comment about _What They Always Tell Us_ even though I listed it on my "to blog" post when I returned from vacation. Honestly, sometimes I am just too, too disorganized, or too busy or just plain dunderheaded.
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