Just In Case
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141318066 (0141318066)
Publish date: October 1st 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
It's an interesting story about a boy, David Chase, who believes that fate has it out for him when his little brother almost falls out a window. He decides to change himself in order to get away from fate. This has him almost have a breakdown as he tries to escape from normality. It's quite a g...
Bizarrely off-putting.
I liked this book, but then I am drawn to weird books that do not make much sense, and this one is no exception.It starts at once. David Case rescues his brother, who get annoyed. His brother tells him (well thinks it) what he wanted to do, of course out of the 1 year olds mouth nonsense comes out. ...
The latest from Rosoff, who gave us the astonishing and wonderful How I Live Now, is both disturbing and amusing. The young protagonist, Justin, may be dealing with a mental illness or may in fact be the pawn of a personified Fate who interjects narrative bits every now and then. Hypnotic, engaging,...