Rate:
5/5
Goodreads Description:
This is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. Do not volunteer. Do not join in. Billy will be the first to tell you it doesn’t always work— not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps asking why you haven’t applied to college.
Billy’s life changes when two people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means going a little outlaw. Twom and Billy become one another’s mutual benefactor and friend. At the same time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend of Dorie’s. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be transformed by creative acts of the soul.
With Twom, Billy visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities.Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is—Billy doesn’t trust happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age.
Review:
I actually got this as a review copy a really long time ago and had the post scheduled before the release and everything, I don't know what happened XD I really loved this book, it talks about the struggles of being a teenager, I mean, sure there are great things about being a teenager, but this book, unlike most, gets a more realistic, in some way, side of the teenage life, referring to it as the tragic age. Many books talk about romance and how great it is and possibly a happily ever after, not this one. This one gives you all of the ugly.
Recommend it?
YES its a must.
