July 2016 New Gen Debut of the Month
Absolutely compelling. I have to admit to being rather surprised by ‘The Otherlife’, I think I was expecting a rollicking fantasy adventure, instead a startling, yet subtle and thought-provoking read awaited. Either told from the viewpoint of Ben as he is about to take his GCSE’s in 2012, or through his classmate Hobie’s journal in 2008, The Otherlife focuses on the importance of friendship and a variety of issues such as the pressure of being a teenager and parent’s expectations.
While Ben copes with pain, both physical and mental, Hobie bulldozes his way through the school year, with few morals, and little thought. Julia Gray sets the Otherlife flickering on the edge of the page, on the knife edge of reality... waiting. As I settled in and felt as though I was beginning to understand, the writing ripped my thoughts apart and set me off on a new path.
An intruiging, slicing read, The Otherlife, is also warmly tender and compassionate, and I highly recommend it. ~ Liz Robinson
I always get away with it when I try stuff like this. Partly it comes down to sort of assuming that I'm going to. I've got loads of confidence.
| Reading age: | 13+ |
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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I always get away with it when I try stuff like this. Partly it comes down to sort of assuming that I'm going to.
The Otherlife is aimed at readers aged 13 and over.
The Otherlife features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
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The Otherlife was written by Julia Gray and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Otherlife has 399 pages
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