I must admit that I enjoyed this book more than I expected after reading some very mixed reviews on Goodreads – this book appears to have created some strong feelings amongst the readers.
The author states at the end of the book that the story behind the story was personal to him. The story flows well, as we discover what happened to Amir after he fled the USA to get away from a teenage blackmailer who had threatened to tell Amir’s family at the school graduation ceremony that Amir was gay.
Amir has a summer of self discovery in Rome whilst his family try to track him down. An interesting read – although personally I didn’t enjoy reading the ‘nipple story’.
I will be passing on my copy to the teenagers I work with and will be interested to hear their thoughts.
The author states at the end of the book that the story behind the story was personal to him. The story flows well, as we discover what happened to Amir after he fled the USA to get away from a teenage blackmailer who had threatened to tell Amir’s family at the school graduation ceremony that Amir was gay.
Amir has a summer of self discovery in Rome whilst his family try to track him down. An interesting read – although personally I didn’t enjoy reading the ‘nipple story’.
I will be passing on my copy to the teenagers I work with and will be interested to hear their thoughts.