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Bezig met laden... The Boy with a Bird in His Chestdoor Emme Lund
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 4.25 ( ) As debut novels go, I found it a bit disappointing. It's paced well but repetitious using predictable situations and characters Owen is born with a hole in his chest where a tiny sparrow named Gail resides. It's my sense the author uses the bird as a conscience metaphor since Owen relies on her for advice. When he becomes ill the doctors discover the strange anomaly and demand his mother allows them to use him as a Guinea pig. Frightened how it could ruin his life, she hides and eventually sends Owen to live with her brother Bob and his daughter, Tennessee. Relying on Gail's insights, he keeps secret the hole and bird as his mother jumps from one location to another aware of imminent danger. Living with his uncle and cousin miles from Montana, Owen meets Tennessee's group of free spirited sexually uninhibited friends. From here it's a coming-of-age exploration of gay teen life and how Owen comes to grips with being different. Mildly engaging, I felt the concept of a hole with a bird might yield something more profound. Gauged for the YA market Lund's effort pales in comparison to John Greene, Matthew Quick and others. If this sort of story interests you, then add it to your list. This novel follows Owen, a teenager with a bird in his chest. To me, this book was about the experience of loneliness and connection. I loved several of the characters and the relationships that developed. I struggled with some of the more graphic scenes and am not a huge fan of character-driven novels with a less engaging plot. I think generational trauma and commentary on biases in society was handled well, but did make for a sad reading experience. I thought the author did an excellent job with such heavy content (like a lot of humans do with major challenges in life). Been looking for some good, magical realism and thought this could be it. It sounded unique and different, but it's just dry and boring... and weird. It will be no surprise, I'm sure, when this Bird in the Chest turns out to be an overly contrived allegory for being different and bullied because of homosexuality. Regardless, just not seeing the magic so I'm moving on. CA: homophobia, homophobic language, homophobic violence, suicidal ideation, mild depictions of teenage sex and alcohol and drug use A few days after he was born, Owen Tanner developed a hole in his chest, and in the hole is a bird. Her name is Gail. Owen's mom is terrified of what the "Army of Acronyms" (doctors, social workers, and so on) will do to Owen if they discover that Owen has a bird in his chest, so she tells Owen that no one must ever know. Thus begins Owen's life of hiding who he is to stay safe. Over time he discovers things about the world and about himself. He makes friends. He falls in love. But he plans, always, to leave home at seventeen and jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. He geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail emerged between Owen's ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world. After a decade spent in hiding, Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors in the middle of a forest fire, and his life is upended forever. Suddenly, Owen is forced to flee the home that had once felt so confining and hide in plain sight with his uncle and cousin in Washington. There, he feels the joy of finding a family among friends; of sharing the bird in his chest and being embraced fully; of falling in love and feeling the devastating heartbreak of rejection before finding a spark of happiness in the most unexpected place; of living his truth regardless of how hard the thieves of joy may try to tear him down. But the threat of the Army of Acronyms is a constant, looming presence, making Owen wonder if he'll ever find a way out of the cycle of fear. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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