Hell of a Book

More than lives up to its title Charles Yu\r\nHilarious and moving, thoughtful and madcap Jonathan Evison\r\nHow to possibly describe this novel without simply borrowing from its moniker? It is, after all, a hell of a book Entertainment Weekly\r\n\r\nTHIS IS A TRUE STORY.\r\nAn author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller Hell of a Book - which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.\r\n\r\nTHIS IS A COMING-OF-AGE STORY.\r\nOne morning, he meets The Kid - a young Black boy who looks just like the one on the news who was shot by the police. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.\r\n\r\nTHIS IS A SAD STORY.\r\nIts the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide, and to not be seen. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.\r\n\r\nTHIS IS A LOVE STORY.\r\nBut to find out why, youll have to read it for yourself. \r\n\r\nTHIS IS A STORY UNLIKE ANYTHING YOUVE EVER READ. \r\n\r\nTHIS IS A HELL OF A BOOK.\r\n\r\nAn extraordinary emotional roller coaster of a read - I tore through this profoundly moving novel in a day but have been thinking about it ever since.\r\nAbi Dare, author of The Girl with the Louding Voice\r\n\r\nPlayful, searching, raw and necessary, this writing, this voice, this novel twisted me up and turned me inside out, dazzled me, surprised me and moved me.\r\nCharles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown\r\n\r\nA beautiful and deeply moving book - Id go so far as to say its an important book and everyone should read it Imran Mahmood