EBOOK Ostrich
Opis
A Novel
A brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of Wonder by R. J. Palacio and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddonthis debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.This is Alex&'s story. But he doesn&'t know exactly what it&'s about yet, so you probably shouldn&'t either.Instead, here are some things that it&'s sort of about (but not really):It&'s sort of (but not really) about brain surgery.It&'s sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie Jaws 2).It&'s sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex&'s parents.It&'s sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can&'t fly so they often feel left out)).It&'s sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up.And it&'s also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand.Praise for Ostrich &';Irresistible! Ostrich is loaded with wit, charm, and wisdom. Alex is one of the sweetest and most inspiring narrators I&'ve ever encountered. I dare you not to laugh, cry, and fall utterly in love.&'Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where&'d You Go, Bernadette?&';A coming-of-age story of some brilliance . . . I laughed heartily, sobbed unexpectedly, and significantly improved my grammar.&'Nathan Filer, author of the Costa Book Award winner The Shock of the Fall&';One of the bravest novels I&'ve read in a very long time. Matt Greene lets the reader become detective, and clue by clue we uncover not only the truth of Alex&'s world, but the deepest truths of what it means to love and lose.&'Carol Rifka Brunt, author of Tell the Wolves I&'m Home &';Ostrich has given me the most enjoyable reading experience I&'ve had all year and has one of the funniest and most engaging young narrators I&'ve had the pleasure of reading. Matt Greene is seriously funny and in Ostrich proves comedy can be the finest of arts.&'Matt Haig, author of The HumansFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
A brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of Wonder by R. J. Palacio and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddonthis debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.This is Alex&'s story. But he doesn&'t know exactly what it&'s about yet, so you probably shouldn&'t either.Instead, here are some things that it&'s sort of about (but not really):It&'s sort of (but not really) about brain surgery.It&'s sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie Jaws 2).It&'s sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex&'s parents.It&'s sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can&'t fly so they often feel left out)).It&'s sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up.And it&'s also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand.Praise for Ostrich &';Irresistible! Ostrich is loaded with wit, charm, and wisdom. Alex is one of the sweetest and most inspiring narrators I&'ve ever encountered. I dare you not to laugh, cry, and fall utterly in love.&'Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where&'d You Go, Bernadette?&';A coming-of-age story of some brilliance . . . I laughed heartily, sobbed unexpectedly, and significantly improved my grammar.&'Nathan Filer, author of the Costa Book Award winner The Shock of the Fall&';One of the bravest novels I&'ve read in a very long time. Matt Greene lets the reader become detective, and clue by clue we uncover not only the truth of Alex&'s world, but the deepest truths of what it means to love and lose.&'Carol Rifka Brunt, author of Tell the Wolves I&'m Home &';Ostrich has given me the most enjoyable reading experience I&'ve had all year and has one of the funniest and most engaging young narrators I&'ve had the pleasure of reading. Matt Greene is seriously funny and in Ostrich proves comedy can be the finest of arts.&'Matt Haig, author of The HumansFrom the Trade Paperback edition.