- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Charles Kimpton Publishers (1 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0954761405
- ISBN-13: 978-0954761400
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,782,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Review in Independent on Sunday, November 28th 2004
Inson’s insight is greatly convincing.
Written in a style as far from patronising as possible, a worthwhile read.
Written in a style as far from patronising as possible, a worthwhile read.
Books for Keeps, November 2004
A credible account of how things are in a stratum of Britain it's more comfortable to ignore. Ambitious and compassionate.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very true-to-life story.,
This review is from: Dunno (Paperback)
This is a novel aimed at teenagers but also a very good read for any adult. About a boy called Jon who really has a hard time of it at home, at school and on the streets.Noone seems to want to help him (except the reader) until he is injured and the casualty nurse puts him in touch with someone who Jon reluctantly allows to help him. The language is hard but very true-to-life and so right for this book. It provides a different perspective on the working-class, under-privalidged society who we can so easily brush under the carpet as lesser mortals. Perhaps there may be greater tolerance in our modern society if all teenagers were made to read books like this. As a first novel, this book shows a great level of understanding of what makes a good read. I eagerly await the publication of the second novel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dunno whether to buy - only answer is YES!,
This review is from: Dunno (Paperback)
Hard to put down! I just wanted to give this tear-away teenager a motherly hug. Very well written using language that today's adolescents would be only too familiar with, but it worked well. Jon is from a single parent "family" - I hesitate to use the word, as the lad doesn't belong to anyone, that is until he meets some really ordinary adults who help him to see that life can be better than the one he's experienced to date. Can't wait to read the sequel when the author gets around to it. Excellent first novel from this promising storyteller. The only thing was it wasn't long enough - I wanted to read on!
4.0 out of 5 stars
the kindness of strangers,
By Penny Tee "penny" (London England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dunno (Paperback)
This book written for teenagers is the story of Jon, a young man with little going for him in life and the despair of the authorities trying to help him. What it feels like to be Jon and how he makes sense of his fractured world are powerfully conveyed by the author, an ex-headteacher. He does not spare the reader from the bleak realities of Jon`s life which are no doubt shared by many of our most vulnerable young people. Anyone wanting to enter the debate about what can make a positive difference to these lives will find plenty to discuss here. Refreshingly free of cliches or heroic rescues, the book provides a vivid picture of a young life at the point between living and mere survival. The elements of hope for Jon arise in ordinary places and in some of the people who cross his path. You cannot read "dunno" and not be affected by it.
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