Freak Boy Recommend

This is a book recommendation for the book “freak boy” By Kristen Elizabeth Clark.  I especially recommend it to anyone who is an Ellen Hopkins fan because the book like any of Hopkins works is written poem form and in a jagged style. It’s also a compelling story that will hook you in and if you also like stories of teenage hardships then you should really read it as well.

            The book is about Brendan who is popular and he is on the wrestling team. He also has a perfect girlfriend who is also on the wrestling team who is pretty and smart and Brendan just adores her. But sometimes he wants to be like her. These are a three people personal narrative about Brendan and his struggle with gender identity. The first narrator is Brendan and his struggle that is forcing him to shut everyone out of his life. The second is Vanessa who is trying to help her boyfriend who is pushing her out. The third narrative is about Angel a transsexual who later befriends Brendan understand of what is he feeling inside.

This is a really great book I first checked it out at the library in the morning and finished it later in the day. It’s really addictive. It’s also the book that started me to be interested in Ellen Hopkins books as well as other books written in thin format. Because this is the first book I have ever read that was written in a jagged poem style of writing. I kind of like this style so I will find more books to talk about on my blog that are written in this style that may interest you that actually are reading my blog.

            Back to Freak boy as I said before you really should read this book it made me really thing about how people struggle with their identity and sexuality. It really made me think about my own identity as a person and how comfortable I am in my skin as well as my own sexuality. So I give this book 12 stars out 10 of a must read. I really hope you read as well.