Lawn Boy
Books | Fiction / Coming of Age
3.9
Jonathan Evison
One of the American Library Association's Top 10 Most Banned Books for the past two years, this award-winning coming-of-age novel takes readers into the heart and humor of a young man determined to achieve the ever-changing American dream. He just happens to find himself along the way.“Mike Muñoz Is a Holden Caulfield for a New Millennium.” --The New York Times Book Review For Mike Muñoz, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work--and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew--he’s smart enough to know that he’s got to be the one to shake things up if he’s ever going to change his life. But how? He’s not qualified for much of anything. He has no particular talents, although he is stellar at handling a lawn mower and wielding clipping shears. But now that career seems to be behind him. So what’s next for Mike Muñoz? Funny, biting, sweet, and ultimately inspiring novel, bestselling author Jonathan Evison's coming-of-age novel evokes the lives of working class people with compassion and honesty.
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Author
Jonathan Evison
Pages
336
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2018-04-03
ISBN
1616208252 9781616208257
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"After reading the book description, I was excited about this book. I was looking forward to reading this “winning novel.” It turned out that the book description was written better than this book. Unfortunately.
I am not saying I regret reading this book, but I am glad I’m done and can move on to my next story.
I felt the writing was very similar to “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” in regards to chapter structure, but instead of taking us on the journey that Sherman Alexie took the reader on, Johnathon Evison spent over half of the book telling the reader the background of Mike Muñoz and his story and the last 10% of the story finally showing the reader what was happening in Mike’s life. The last 10% was my favorite part of the book.
I feel like this is a “take it or leave it” book. Like I said, I don’t regret giving this story time, but had I known how it was going to be, I might not have considered it. "
Jesse Bures
"Made me laugh. And truly a story about the “Not So Great American Dream” with the natural human faults and how we overcome them. A heartwarming surprise ending too! #comedy #ModernAmericadrama #comingofage #fiction"
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Celia Rose
