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A review by crusoe
Het toevallige leven van Justin Case by Jenny de Jonge, Meg Rosoff
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
In the category: Can middle aged women stop writing about the sexuality of teenage boys, please?!
This is a very strange novel. But aside from some neat prose, it isn't a very good one. The way the book has been written also dates it tremendously; not because the events of the book link it to a specific time but because of the way it talks about Justin's mental health and the occasional homophobic joke.
All in all, this is pretty much a nothing burger of a read.
This is a very strange novel. But aside from some neat prose, it isn't a very good one. The way the book has been written also dates it tremendously; not because the events of the book link it to a specific time but because of the way it talks about Justin's mental health and the occasional homophobic joke.
All in all, this is pretty much a nothing burger of a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Vomit, and Medical content