The Tragic Age by Stephan Metcalfe Date Released: March 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 320 pages
Format: ARC
Source: For Review
Rating: 3.5 Stars Out of 5 Stars
Series: Standalone!
Goodreads Synopsis: This is the story of
Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher
and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy
has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay
away from it. Do not volunteer. Do not join in. Billy will be
the first to tell you it doesn’t always work— not when your twin sister,
Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one
another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are more
dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps
asking why you haven’t applied to college. Billy’s life changes when two
people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who
believes that truly living means going a little outlaw. Twom
and Billy become one another’s mutual benefactor and friend. At the same
time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend
of Dorie’s. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be
transformed by creative acts of the soul. With Twom, Billy
visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences
possibilities.Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster
and the other toward happiness. The problem is—Billy doesn’t trust
happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age.
Stephen Metcalfe's brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel, The Tragic Age, will teach you to learn to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.
Stephen Metcalfe's brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel, The Tragic Age, will teach you to learn to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.
From Goodreads
The Tragic Life by Stephan Metcalfe was a great, hilarious novel that really opened my eyes. Metcalfe crafted a well written, thoughtful novel on teenage angst that any reader could relate to. I loved reading and reviewing it :)
In The Tragic Life, we meet Bill Kinley and I loved reading about his story and the way he described things about life. His life changes when 2 people enter his life: Twom Towney and Gretchen Quinn. Ever since the death of his sister, Dorie. It ultimately fuels his angst towards himself, the world and others. And it was an aspect that teen readers would relate to.
Twom, brings out Bill's dark past and things that's best to leave in the past. But being with Gretchen, he is able to be himself. I really liked the scenes Metcalfe wrote with Bill and Gretchen and all the mayhem they did. Metcalfe gave Bill a voice and it was great reading it.
Ultimately, The Tragic Age is a must read for teens, especially those who can relate to teenage angst. The book was easy to read and I'm glad I pick this one up :)
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