The
Grasshopper Jungle
By: Andrew Smith
Genre: YA LGBTQ/Sci-Fi
Pages: 368
Published: 2014
Read: May
2.5 out of 5
WOW! This is probably
the strangest book I have ever read. It is a coming-of-age story, but with a
sci-fi twist. The writing style and plot were very unique and I definitely give
Smith credit for that. I felt this was a novel that intertangles Looking for Alaska by John Green and the
movie Tremors (1990). I had two major
issues with the book - Smith would repeat sentences a lot. This was definitely
part of his writing style, but I found it very annoying and not sure what it
added to the story. My other dilemma is
as a Teen Librarian, I am not sure how to market this book. Typically, boys
enjoy sci-fi but not relationship/homosexual/coming-of-age novels and the girls
are just the opposite. Because of the teen characters and crossing of genres, I
don't know if adults would enjoy it either. After talking with a co-worker,
we came to the conclusion that besides teen boys questioning their own
sexuality that the best readers may be adult males who are still kids themselves
and possibly reluctant readers.
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