Noah Can't Even

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Clearly, Noah’s mother, Lisa, makes many bad choices, not the least of which is her Beyoncé tribute act under the nom de theatre of Ruby Devine. And then Jess, and then Josh, and Eric and Connor and Kyle and a myriad other characters play their respective roles to stir things up royally for Noah, mixing in a few alarming surprises on the way. The situations are convincing and spell-binding - I caught myself more than once wondering whether I may actually laugh at someone in this particular predicament (need one go further than the "boy problem" in the very first scene? There were loads of mom-and-dad shenanigans, and a sub plot involving another girl, blackmail, and gobs of Noah consistently in-denial thoughts.

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. I'm not even sure if I really liked this book because I can't decide if it was meant to be funny or whether it was bad. And the story is chock full of funny moments like that one, which had me laughing like an idiot pretty much the entire time. I think it is great that many rate books as they read them, but I have found hundreds of wonderful books by reading a review that has caught my eye and leads me to books that I wouldn't have otherwise even known about. Devo dire che all'inizio il libro mi aveva preso moltissimo e mi aveva fatto morire dalle risate grazie al protagonista "adorabilmente imbarazzante", però alla lunga la storia è diventata un po' troppo assurda e secondo me troppo piena di eventi (anche se comunque tutto si collega in modo impeccabile).Dziewczyny są puszczalskie, oprócz oczywiście tej jednej jedynej przyjaciółki Noah, która nie jest i która od razu wie, że Noah jest gejem, mimo że on sam twierdzi, że nie jest i absolutnie temu zaprzecza.

One of my favourites of the year so far (definitely my favourite YA of the year) and I will be heartbroken if we never hear from Noah again. Jdnocześnie ten sam Noah, który wielokrotnie ma problem z wypowiedzeniem słowa "seks", nie ma problemu z przechwalaniem się w szkole, że przespał się z dziewczyną i punktowym ocenianiem jej zachowania w łóżku, choć to kłamstwo!Sadly, gran is in a care home (and not a nice one), as dementia steals her away from him bit by bit. It is through the genius of Simon James Green’s writing that Noah’s story is not only hilarious, but also uplifting. Finding strength and inspiration in the lyrics of "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba, he eventually ended up working on a range of West End shows and UK tours, co-wrote a feature-length rom-com for the BBC and directed Hollyoaks for C4 / Lime Pictures. With help, and some evidence in video and a found earring left at the girl’s house by the guilty mom’s boyfriend, all is discovered and revealed in an hilarious Sherlock Holmes mystery novel tell all.

I look forward to reading Noah Never Could because even when you think things can't get any worse, they can. Which I expected because Noah is socially inept, there were moments he would talk like an adult, a very wise one at that, but interacting with people were a no-no. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, " Noah Could Never", where I'm hoping we get a lot more on-page time with the two of them more fully developing their relationship.

He is bullied and ignored, and shelters his soul within elaborate game-playing scenarios with Harry. All in all, if you like YA with wonderful, funny writing, and are looking for a book that's more about peer pressure and crazy teen family drama, with minimal romance on page, you'll love this. Noah will need him now that he has a scam artist half brother and father, now back with mom, in the picture.