6/2/2023 0 Comments Never eighteen by megan bostic![]() ![]() More than once, I wondered if he was a bit of a bully, but this is never expanded upon or explored. ![]() Because the majority of the book takes place over a couple of days, readers are dropped right into the middle of his sickness and are given almost no information about who Austin is or what he was like before he got sick. Austin himself is a narrator almost completely devoid of personality (he makes a few jokes about dying). The majority of the problems with Bostic’s novel stem from its characters. It lacks any emotional impact despite its heavy topics. ![]() A plot full of cliches, flat characters, and overly-simplistic prose make this a read that’s easily forgotten. Megan Bostic’s debut novel has an interesting concept, but it falls short in delivery. Over the course of one weekend, with the help of his best friend Kaylee, Austin reaches out to the people in his life and tries to help them fix their problems and see the beauty in life. At the rate he’s going, he won’t live to see eighteen. Austin Parker is seventeen, and he’s dying of cancer. ![]()
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