The Boy in the Black Suit
A Cultural, Teen, Fiction book. Well, I'm sorry you couldn't make it either. I'm sorry I had to sit there in that church--which,...
Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more—and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down—in this wry, gritty novel from the author of When I Was the Greatest.Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died—although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad can’t handle the bills (or anything, really) on his own. So while Dad’s snagging bottles of whiskey, Matt’s snagging...
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- Pages: 272 pages
- ISBN: 9781442459502 / 0
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We needed to talk, plain and simple. And seeing as through she was texting me, she clearly was opening the door. I just had to be man enough to walk through it. Jason Reynolds, The Boy in the Black Suit Light always wins Jason Reynolds, The Boy in the Black Suit And sometimes, he continued while flipping another one, I can lose and lose and lose and I dont know why. But theres nothing I can do but just keep flipping the cards. Eventually, Ill win again. As long as you got cards to keep turning, youre fine. Now, thats life, he said, pushing another hand I won over to me. Jason Reynolds, The Boy in the Black Suit
I liked the narrative voice and I liked the protagonist, but I set it down about halfway through. I think it was lacking the spark I was looking for, in the dialogue and in emotion. I'd try another book by this author down the road, though. Originally posted here at Random Musings of a Bibliophile.The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds came out the first week of the year. I heard good things from several people, and was eager to try on of Reynold's books. Boy was I not disappointed.Matt Miller is a boy who wears a black suit to school every day. His mom died of cancer... A subtle story about learning to live with loss and coming to terms with grief. Beautiful and well written.
