Review Accessible, fast paced, I'll be thinking about this book for months maybe years from now. (Guardian on Where Things Come Back)At a time when young adult literature is actively picking away at the stigma of mental illness, Whaley carves off a healthy chunk with style, sensitivity and humor.... ELECTRIFYING. (The New York Times Book Review)TENDER AND FUNNY. (People Magazine)Chapters... brim over with WARM, WITTY, AUTHENTIC dialogue.... Readers will easily come to care about these bright, wonderfully nerdy, flawed characters. (Kirkus Reviews)Whaley again tackles heavy, heady topics with a light touch, populating his PERCEPTIVE AND QUICK-WITTED story with endearing, believably flawed teens. (Publishers Weekly)A LOGICAL CHOICE for Whaley's fans, Trekkies, and sensitive readers of all stripes. (School Library Journal)Whaley... CHALLENGES EASY CATEGORIES OF SAVIOR AND VICTIM - and of mental health and illness. (The Washington Post)Destined to be ONE Of THE MOST BUZZED-ABOUT NOVELS OF SUMMER 2016 and beyond. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)Each of John Carey Whaley's novels has this kind of substance and realness that completely sets them apart from all other books on the market... HIGHLY ILLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR is, OVERALL, A HEARTWARMING AND BEAUTIFUL COMING-OF-AGE STORY. (TeenReads.com)With plenty of geekery, CHARMING repartee, and fairly realistic teen drama, this will have wide appeal among readers of contemporary fiction. (Booklist) Book Description A heartwarming, hilarious and thought-provoking novel about trust, love, friendship and why it's okay to be different. See all Product description
K**6
Highly illogical? Perfectly sensible
Solomon has not left his house for years. Nobody who used to go to school with him has thought about Solomon since he jumped in a fountain. Except Lisa.Lisa is determined to leave her hometown, and her ambition to get a scholarship to a psychology programme leads her to befriend Solomon and try to help him overcome his agoraphobia.We watch Solomon and Lisa take tentative steps towards friendship, always knowing that Lisa is holding something back. When she introduces her boyfriend Clark to Sol we see one of the loveliest friendships ever develop.This was a deceptively simple story. While it seemed rather easy on the surface, it packed quite an emotional punch.
M**K
Felt staged
One thing I like about books are that writers can make something that was staged seem like it wasn't. That is what this book gravely lacks. I found that it was too perfect that Solomon and Clark were almost identical in their personalities. Also the fact *spoiler* that we find out Solomon is gay after Clark expresses his discomfort with his girlfriend being close to another guy. I feel like it should have been introduced in an entire different way. I read other reviews saying it packed an emotional punch. However I didn't feel this, instead I just found myself getting a little bit bored from how predictable most of this book was
G**
Not my usual type of book.
I read this book because it was chosen by my book club. Not one I would have chosen myself. However it surprised me. The story is good, the characters believable. The main character Solomon endeared himself to me and I could empathise with him and his fears. Definitely recommended reading.
M**R
Five Stars
Very happy with purchase. Thanks.
A**E
An interesting read. But I just felt that the ...
An interesting read. But I just felt that the agoraphobia was described in a very detached way. There wasn't enough emotion for me.
G**E
Five Stars
Good product
R**B
10/10
A beautiful book with much emotion. Would highly recommend.
A**R
Highly recommend!
I personally loved this book, i had read the entire thing within a few hours or so and honestly its one of those books i dont think im going to be forgetting about any time soon. The way the friendships grow and just the entire story in general flows so beautifully that connecting with each person emotionally is easy. I would 100% recommend this book and would easily put it in my top 10 books that i would happily read over and over again.
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