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Boo
Boo | Neil Smith
10 posts | 15 read | 16 to read
Boo is the highly anticipated debut novel from one of the most incomparable voices in Canadian literature: Bang Crunch author Neil Smith. Oliver Dalrymple, nicknamed "Boo" because of his pale complexion and staticky hair, is an outcast at his Illinois middle school--more interested in biology and chemistry than the friendship of other kids. But after a tragic accident, Boo wakes up to find himself in a very strange sort of heaven: a town populated only by 13-year-old Americans. While he desperately wants to apply the scientific method to find out how this heaven works (broken glass grows back; flashlights glow without batteries; garbage chutes plummet to nowhere), he's confronted by the greatest mystery of all--his peers. With the help of his classmate Johnny, who was killed at the same time, Boo begins to figure out what exactly happened to them (and who they really were back in America) through this story about growing up, staying young and the never-ending heartbreak of being 13. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Wichers
Boo | Neil Smith
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Bailed at pg. 123

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Buechersuechtling
Boo | Neil Smith
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Bailedbailed

I was so much looking forward to this book but after a few pages already I sensed that I probably won‘t like it.

After scarcely 100 pages I still couldn‘t keep the protagonists apart. They were diverse but all flat to me. And Boo‘s constant parenthesis “dear parents” was very fast very annoying.

I found nothing that dragged my attention to this book. On the contrary, I guessed the main turning point quickly, scanned the ending and: Right I was.

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Buechersuechtling
Boo | Neil Smith
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Wonders never cease‼️🙌🏼

There is a hint on the flyleaf that from page 401 on the reader finds a glossary.

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Buechersuechtling
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Oh guys. In addition to my life‘s mess I‘m also suffering quite a reading lag.

This one came in from my library‘s holds at the end of last week with a lending period of 4 weeks.

Three days ago another hold dropped in, this time with a lending period of 3 weeks.

So now it‘s 416 pages of hardcover in 22 days left against 545 pages of e-book in 18 days left. (Hate it when that happens.)

To make a long story short: I put away “Boo” for now.

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Buechersuechtling
Boo | Neil Smith
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Please excuse this crappy photo.

But I am so excited‼️ With Julie I just yesterday talked about the benefits of libraries and look, what I found in my library‘s catalogue‼️😃
Yes, it‘s a physical copy and yes, it will take some effort to go and get it but this book waits on my Litsy stack for approximately two years, so I am _really_happy_ that I found it.

You see, it‘s worth it to now and then compare libraries‘ databases with Litsy lists. 😃

ljuliel I‘m so glad you found a book you‘ve wanted to read for so long ! Good for you. Is that the English title ? It‘s quite unusual. 5y
Buechersuechtling @ljuliel Yes, I looked it up, “Boo” is the English title, the German title has a subtitle saying “The Life after Boo”. 5y
ljuliel I‘ll be interested in hearing what it‘s about. 😊 5y
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MirrorMask
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When Oliver "Boo" Dalrymple wakes up in heaven, the eighth-grade science geek thinks he died of a heart defect at his school. But soon after arriving in this hereafter reserved for dead thirteen-year-olds, #Boo discovers he‘s a 'gommer', a kid who was murdered. What‘s more, his killer may also be in heaven. With help from Johnny, a classmate killed at the same school, Boo sets out to track down the mysterious Gunboy who cut short both their lives.

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bullbunny
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This is an interesting book, about a boy with the nickname Boo. How a life as a outcast, is cut short. And his adventures in the afterlife.
A quick read for me. I wondered if i would like it or not. Because at first i was unsure, as i read on. I couldn't stop and finished it quickly.

Jess7 Welcome to Litsy! So glad you‘re here! Just passing some info along that you may or may not already know @Litsy will be offline tomorrow from about 3 am to 11 am EST for scheduled maintenance. Checkout @kgriffith for details about a chatroom you can join on LT during the downtime. 7y
bullbunny @Jess7 thanx for the info! 7y
Jess7 Welcome! Pass it on to any newbies you know. They‘re the least likely to have seen the posts about the shutdown. 7y
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bullbunny
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Currently reading this, seems interesting and different so far.

Chelleo Love the cover! 7y
bullbunny @Chelleo RIGHT! It works for the book, if you haven't read the book. You will see why 7y
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brook.llyn
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"Boo" by Neil Smith. I honestly cannot fabricate any words from any language to describe the feeling this book gave me when I finished it.

The book drove me through a journey of laughter, excitement, and fear. This book, only 310 pages, is bigger than I imagined. Bigger, not in size. In content.

I recommend this book to everyone, because after reading I was shocked that words written on paper could give me such feelings.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinfhen What a beautiful review❤️ 8y
Reggie Those are the best books. Nice. 8y
mcctrish This book is seriously in a league of its own 8y
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mcctrish
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Reading with my dinner

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