Noah Can't Even

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o. Noah Grimes, as he rather desperately attempts to find out who he is and where his attractions actually lie.

Noah Can’t Even was Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, won the Wirral Paperback of the Year, was shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards and got Bronze in the Amazing Book Awards! Dit sluit in dat hy 'n meisie ontmoet in wie hy geïnteresseerd is, net om te hoor hoe sy beste vriend vir hom sê dat hy gay is én verlief op Noah. It wasn't something that he really dwelt on despite him admiring the many males in his life many times over.However, if you're looking for a touching romance, which develops over time and focuses on the MC's spending loads of time together.

Anche il comportamento di Noah mi è sembrato un po' ripetitivo e ridondante e alla lunga mi ha stancato. However, it's a twenty-first century comedy - the last five sentences threaten the new equilibrium disastrously - or (I truly hope! There were loads of mom-and-dad shenanigans, and a sub plot involving another girl, blackmail, and gobs of Noah consistently in-denial thoughts. It reads like Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Horrid Henry, but with so many sexual innuendos to the point that they're not even sexual innuendos and are just made to be.

This is a fun coming out story with a character so endearing and frustrating you can’t help pulling for him to work it out and be alright. W założeniu to miała być przyjemna i zabawna lektura dla nastolatków i choć sama nastolatką już od dawna nie jestem, to mam nastoletnich synów i to właśnie dla nich przeczytałam tę książkę. The only thing that disappointed me was the apparent bi-erasure and the somewhat dated approach to sexuality: the option of Noah liking girls AND boys (which tbh he seemed to) was never mentioned. Sadly, gran is in a care home (and not a nice one), as dementia steals her away from him bit by bit.

I'd urge everyone to take a chance on it - especially if you're someone who would never consider a Young Adult novel as a potential read. Is he gay, who is his mom dating, is his dad really dead, will he pay blackmailers, why is he popular all of a sudden, and shouldn’t he try kissing a girl? His mother is on the dole and they are usually quite poor, but she earns extra money by performing Beyoncé tribute acts under a stage name. Yes, it does descend into pure lunacy at times with regard to some of the things that happen, but it just works here. Noah se lewe in 'n klein Britse dorpie is nie waffers nie, maar dan gebeur daar skielik 'n klomp dinge gelyk wat 'n ongerieflike lewe hel maak.I adored Noah and Harry, and I look forward to reading more about them in the sequel, Noah Could Never.