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FINALIST FOR THE 2021 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD
“Full of verve… Revelatory.” —Los Angeles Times
A dazzling and darkly comic novel of love, violence, and friendship in the California suburbs
Bunny Lampert is the princess of North Shore—beautiful, tall, blond, with a rich real-estate-developer father and a swimming pool in her backyard. Michael—with a ponytail down his back and a septum piercing—lives with his aunt in the cramped stucco cottage next door. When Bunny catches Michael smoking in her yard, he discovers that her life is not as perfect as it seems. At six foot three, Bunny towers over their classmates. Even as she dreams of standing out and competing in the Olympics, she is desperate to fit in, to seem normal, and to get a boyfriend, all while hiding her father’s escalating alcoholism. Michael has secrets of his own. At home and at school Michael pretends to be straight, but at night he tries to understand himself by meeting men online for anonymous encounters that both thrill and scare him. When Michael falls in love for the first time, a vicious strain of gossip circulates and a terrible, brutal act becomes the defining feature of both his and Bunny’s futures—and of their friendship. With storytelling as intoxicating as it is intelligent, Rufi Thorpe has created a tragic and unflinching portrait of identity, a fascinating examination of our struggles to exist in our bodies, and an excruciatingly beautiful story of two humans aching for connection.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B07VP1SKVH
Publisher : Vintage (April 28, 2020)
Publication date : April 28, 2020
Language : English
File size : 2336 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 290 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0525567291
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Customers find the story gripping and interesting. They describe the book as a great, lighthearted read with complex and interesting characters that stay with them long after finishing it. The narrative is told through the adult Michael’s eyes, making it relatable and immersing readers in his world. Readers appreciate the pacing, finding it heartbreaking yet hopeful. The writing style is described as lovely, exquisite, and standout as a work of art. The book explores friendship and coming of age themes.
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