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Out of This Place by
Emma Cameron
This was the first verse written novel I've ever read! I was
a bit nervous to read it at first as I've wondered how novels could possibly be
written in verse. How do we get to know the characters? How is a plot created?
How do we transition? I'm glad Out of This Place was my first verse
novel I've read because it really showed me the joys and talent it takes in
writing a novel of this sort.
Out of This Place follows
three teens: Luke, Casey, and Bongo as they try to discover who they are and
what they are going to be doing for the rest of their lives. Luke has a pretty
easy life with nice but distant parents who pines for Casey while trying to
figure out whether he's going to go to University after school or an
apprenticeship program; Casey is a love-child whose father doesn't let her do
anything which frustrates her causing her to seek an opportunity to run away,
Bongo desperately tries to get in contact with his younger half-brother who is
in foster care, with a mother in rehab and an abusive step-father Bongo runs to
the streets to find his half-brother and start a new life.
Out of This Place is
a perfect coming-of-age story set in Australia. It was nice to read from the
perspectives of three very different teenagers as they searched for who they
were and what they were going to make of their lives. While the story did jump
around too quickly at points and leaving holes in some instances it is a very
heartfelt story, unforgettable. It's poetry creates fantastic images that sweep
the reader away while the story makes readers relate to the characters.
A fantastic novel, recommended for lovers of verse written
novels or anyone who likes a good coming-of-age story.
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