Beautiful. The first half didn't grab me, and the deliberately clumsy prose was hard to warm to, but I recommend pushing through if you feel the same way. It's very sad, but in an honest way. I couldn't help but think about my own driving (and stifling) fears, and missed opportunities to change. ( )

librino comprato davvero per caso... era un remainder, la copertina un amore.. anche la trama stuzzicante quanto basta..

cominci a leggere e... ok, bisogna prendersi giusto il tempo di qualche capitolo per ingranare.. anche perché 'sto tizio mica c'è abituato a parlare con la gente!
è tipo che da una cosa passa a un'altra, e poi a un'altra ancora, che ai fatti (presenti e passati) ti mescola pensieri e sensazioni, che uno lì per lì dice "ma che cacch..!?", e invece.. poi all'improvviso ti ritrovi a cogliere il filo del discorso, e ti ritrovi ad ascoltare ammaliata la sua storia.
perché è quella la sensazione che ti dà.. di un amico che ti racconta la sua storia.

il finale è un po' troppo *** anche per me.
ma, come ogni favola che si rispetti, una morale ce l'ha.. e arriva forte e chiara!
;) ( )

Quirky little novel from a former member of the great Belle and Sebastian. I believe this is Stuart David's debut novel. It is bizarre, but not totally unrelatable. The main character is overly shy and awkward with the world and people around him, and is seemingly tortured by the secret he tries so hard to keep from everyone else. I enjoyed reading this book and have recommended it to people who like to identify with characters that feel like outcasts, even if their outcast state is of their own making. ( )

Once upon a time, Stuart David was a member of Belle and Sebastian. Now he is an author. So far, so good.
This is a very sad little book. I say "little" because it's fairly short and I say "sad" because it is fairly sad. Why is it sad? Well, this book is kind of like a fairy tale. There's a young boy, alone in the world, and the treasure he seeks. Only the treasure is inside him. Literally. Or maybe it isn't. ( )