http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/33-snowfish-by-adam-rapp/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/33-snowfish-by-adam-rapp/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Maree Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:41:37 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/33-snowfish-by-adam-rapp/#comment-759 Yeah, well, obviously this isn’t for everyone, but I found it horrifyingly compelling, devastatingly sad, wise and naive and ultimately uplifting. This is a novel for extremely discerning and mature kids who can firstly get past the street language and secondly understand that they must throw away their moral compasses for the duration of the novel. Rapp took me to a place I didn’t want to be, cut me to the bone and left me with images that will stay with me for a long time. The novel has three narrators: Custis and Curl who control the narrative and Boobie who communicates in raw, poignant drawings which are eloquent and touching. This is a remarkable novel, but not for the faint of heart Yeah, well, obviously this isn’t for everyone, but I found it horrifyingly compelling, devastatingly sad, wise and naive and ultimately uplifting. This is a novel for extremely discerning and mature kids who can firstly get past the street language and secondly understand that they must throw away their moral compasses for the duration of the novel. Rapp took me to a place I didn’t want to be, cut me to the bone and left me with images that will stay with me for a long time. The novel has three narrators: Custis and Curl who control the narrative and Boobie who communicates in raw, poignant drawings which are eloquent and touching. This is a remarkable novel, but not for the faint of heart

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