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My Side of the Story

door Will Davis

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So what if your parents hate each other and want you to have therapy? So what if your hoiler-than-thou sister (aka The Nun) and her posse have decided you're going to hell? So what if the school tyrant and his goons are hunting you down, or if your best friend has just outed you to a neo-Nazi? Jaz isn't planning to lose any sleep over it - at least until he meets the guy of his dreams at the local gay bar. Suddenly things are a lot more complicated.… (meer)
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LIC GAS!

And don't ask me why! ( )
  tajuddinabd | Mar 26, 2015 |
The sleeve note has this as extremely funny - sorry Will - wasted on me.

I finished reading it - but why I couldn't tell you - just stubborn I guess ( )
  TpJay | Feb 16, 2011 |
Basically, I ended up falling in love with this book. It's extremely quirky and the main character is surprisingly lovable (in spite and because of his faults). The characters are well rounded, especially coming from a first person point of view novel. The writing is strong, though if you don't like British slang, this book might be hard to get through. It reminded me of Skins in many ways. And it ended perfectly, not a perfectly happy way, but just the way it needed to end. It was very funny and at times shockingly sad. I'm definitely glad I read it. ( )
  callmecayce | Dec 21, 2009 |
'A coming-of-age tale that combines the coolness of Queer as Folk with the tenderness of Adrian Mole' Elle 'Will Davis is a witty writer who effortlessly conjures up the frenetic detail of Jaz's sixteen-year-old world' Independent on Sunday 'The dialogue fizzes with savvy one-liners Davis's observations of the dysfunctions of family and school are as sharp as his prose is fresh, and his debut is intriguing, touching and entertaining' Time Out 'Davis's narrative style makes this a stand-out read - it's a cross between Catherine Tate's Lauren and Vicky Pollard this is a journal for the Noughties' Gay Times
  QAHC_CCCL | Jul 14, 2009 |
Title: My Side of the Story
Author: Will Davis
Genre: Coming of age
Rating: 4/5

Summary:

Jaz is 16 and feels no connection to his family, who he thinks is more or less a bunch of psychos. People around him make a big deal out of his being gay when they find out, some more violently than others, but in the end everyone's a little messed up, everyone's got issues, and it's all to do with growing up and the unavoidable rift between parents and children, no matter which generation we're talking about.

And then some:

A major peeve with this book was the over use of the word 'like'. Yes, it was part of the way the narrator (the main character) talks, but it still started to grate on my nerves at points. Mostly, though, I was able to ignore it. Other than that the narration was refreshingly relaxed and fitting as a voice of a 16-year-old.

I didn't give this book a rating of 4 out of 5 because I thought it made some big new point I hadn't ever come across before, or because I think this book is some great masterpiece in the huge pile of coming of age stories preceding it. I gave it 4 stars because it made me laugh, and it even made me cry a little, and most of all, because it made me remember what it was like to be sixteen.

A worth while read, one that I'm most likely going to read again someday, probably when I'm feeling a little blue and in need of some cheering up. Or in need of a reminder that there's not such thing as a 'normal family'. ( )
  tuusannuuska | Dec 26, 2008 |
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So what if your parents hate each other and want you to have therapy? So what if your hoiler-than-thou sister (aka The Nun) and her posse have decided you're going to hell? So what if the school tyrant and his goons are hunting you down, or if your best friend has just outed you to a neo-Nazi? Jaz isn't planning to lose any sleep over it - at least until he meets the guy of his dreams at the local gay bar. Suddenly things are a lot more complicated.

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