- School & Library Binding: 159 pages
- Publisher: Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos., Inc.; New title edition (Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0613667298
- ISBN-13: 978-0613667296
- Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 13.2 x 1.7 cm
Pure Sunshine (Push)
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THE SUN FELL FROM THE SKY to go and sleep elsewhere. Read the first page
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THE SUN FELL FROM THE SKY to go and sleep elsewhere. Read the first page
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Go Ask Brendan
14 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
The editorial review on this website states that this book doesn't have much of a conclusion. I think that's funny. Neither does life, at least not until you die. In real life, our problems don't often end with everything being resolved and dramatic music playing in the background. If we were to really spend a day inside the mind of a 16 year old boy, his thoughts might seem disjointed and rambling and meaningless at times. If he suddenly got a startling revelation about life, it might not seem like a "startling revelation." It might be as simple as talking to someone and finding that there's more to life than drugs and parties. Maybe he knew that all along. Maybe he needed to hear it anyway. This book has a lot to say, you just have to look for it, because it's not going to preach at you.
First, this book isn't going to scream at you and tell you not to use drugs. It's going to show you what happens when you use drugs, what it feels like to trip on acid, and how it doesn't let you escape your problems. It's going to show you that when you come down off the high, life is still there. You can't escape it. You have to find a reason to live, something that will remain when the drugs wear off.
So the book rambles a lot. So many of the thoughts seem unrelated to the story. If we're honest woith ourselves, that's what it's like inside our heads sometimes. In real life, we're not always likeable. Things aren't always black and white. We don't always do what's good for us. And some people who use drugs don't die. That's how they can look back on their lives now, and reach out to people who may not want to be preached at.
I think the best argument against using drugs is not "they can kill you." Most people know that, and they use drugs anyway. I think the best argument against using drugs is that they don't really help you escape your problems. When you're coming down off the high and you're puking and you're alone, you need a reason to live, not a way to escape life.
So where is the hope? Where is the revelation? At the end of the story, when the drugs are wearing off and life is still there, so is a friend. A friend who listens, who cares, and who accepts Brendan for who he is. A friend who wants to be around Brendan even though he's covered in vomit. A friend who tells him that "The boy inside wasn't mud and ... and all things crazy as far as she could see. Sure some of that was there because it always is, but it's one and the same with the good." Is he going to date this girl? Is he going to stop using drugs? We don't know. As with life, there's always more to be written. We only know that at the end, Brendan has found something that is helping him heal "slowly and evenly and with expert care. Better than drugs that don't work in the long run." And so there you have it. Redemption, there for the taking.
Hey, I told you it wasn't a startling revelation. And we don't know if he'll take the redemption. But we know that there's hope, and sometimes that's everything. This book isn't for everyone, but it is for someone, and that's why I'm glad it's here.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Trip!
12 Feb 2002
Format:Paperback
Pure Sunshine by Brian James is a Young Adult novel chronicling two days in the life of an arrogant young teenager named Brendan. His world revolves around his friends, a group of boys who love to stir up trouble and indulge in acid and pot. One night, during a bad trip, Brendan discovers that the friends he has based his identity upon are not really his friends at all. The plot structure of the novel is unconventional, and its resolution quirky, but Brian James's prose is almost surreal at times and always engaging, making Pure Sunshine a delightful and worthwhile read.
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What a Trip!
14 Mar 2002
Format:Paperback
This book was very intriguing. The thing I loved the most about it was the fact it wasn't another book about drugs trying to make you see how awful they were, and showed someone dying from them at the end. All though this book does in a way show you that drugs can mess you up. It shows you this in a whole different view. He not only tells everyone he loves his drugs, but explains what he's going through as he is doing it! To me this shows you drugs in a whole nother level.
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