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Kieron Smith, Boy
Kieron Smith, Boy | James Kelman
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Kieron Smith grows from age five to early adolescence as he deals with his family, the death of a beloved grandparent, a move to a new home and neighborhood, boyhood escapades, sex, and personal dreams.
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Kieron Smith, Boy | James Kelman
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Kelman does not write books that can be read quickly. This monologue is presented as the interior thoughts of a young boy growing up in poverty in Glasgow. Nothing is immediately impressive in the writing; it is "just" a steady flow of dialect - no arc or defining moment. I suspect it is extremely well-done and maybe too authentic. I loved the passages about climbing walls/drainpipes/trees, but there is also a lot of boring boy-child thoughts.

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