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Ostrovski, Emil
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Noah drinks heavily and pines over a male classmate at Westing Academy, where teens infected with a mysterious terminal disease can have a "normal" high-school experience while slowly dying under quarantine. Noah and his friends try to divine meaning from their unique, limited existences in this cerebral near-future dystopia. While the characters' banter is often inscrutably philosophical, relationships between these teens are nuanced and complex.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
(4)
YA
After his ex-girlfriend Jess gives birth to their son, Jack kidnaps the newborn (nicknamed Socrates) in a moment of panic over giving the baby to its adoptive parents, then takes off on an ill-advised road trip with the baby, Jess, and his best friend. The cerebral story goes from profound to self-indulgent as Jack ruminates on the philosophical implications of existence rather than facing real-life consequences.
Reviewer: Shara Hardeson
2 reviews
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