Noah Can't Even

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Okay, sure, some of the plot read like a soap opera--but sometimes it really does feel that way growing up. Then, illuminated with alcohol, Noah’s world goes entirely off the rails, triggering a madcap series of events that go from bad to worse, as all of his dreams of normality come tumbling down around him.

Noah is probably on the autism spectrum, having massive social skill issues, obsessions with the way things need to be and with mystery detectives, a point that makes his unraveling the details of his predicament insanely funny. A lot of it was funny, but after a while, I was rolling my eyes and getting impatient with all the family uber drama, checking my page count, wanting to get back to Harry. From the blurb, I thought she would be the type of embarrassing that most teens think they're parents are, not actually awful. As YA stories go, Noah came across as much more naive and young than what I'm used to, but I thoroughly enjoyed his story, nonetheless, so I'd rate this book at around 4.Which I expected because Noah is socially inept, there were moments he would talk like an adult, a very wise one at that, but interacting with people were a no-no. This is a story about a boy coming out, and a teenager’s awkward obsession with sex (and trying to avoid discussing it) is a central thread in the plot.

Instead of a sixteen year old, he feels like a ten year old who cannot - at all - have one proper conversation. His mother is on the dole and they are usually quite poor, but she earns extra money by performing Beyoncé tribute acts under a stage name. Side note to my first side note: I just wanted to say thank you for the review I read that brought this book to my attention! Sorry, ale który żyjący w 21 wieku 15-16-latek nie wypowiada słowa "seks", używając zamiast tego "tenteges"?Maybe if he struck up a romantic relationship with someone - maybe Sophie, who is perfect and lovely - he'd be seen in a different light? And while I got a vague sense of Harry, he wasn't really on page enough for the attraction to feel completely, unquestionably real.

The situations are convincing and spell-binding - I caught myself more than once wondering whether I may actually laugh at someone in this particular predicament (need one go further than the "boy problem" in the very first scene? Noah Can't Even is the story of a clueless teen finding his way in an ever complicated and ridiculous world. This is a fun coming out story with a character so endearing and frustrating you can’t help pulling for him to work it out and be alright.

Noah Can’t Even is a laugh out loud, cheer for someone, look around to see if someone is looking at you while you cry kind of book. The only thing that disappointed me was the apparent bi-erasure and the somewhat dated approach to sexuality: the option of Noah liking girls AND boys (which tbh he seemed to) was never mentioned.

It’s a tad soap opera equivalent in how one thing after another befalls him, but would I read it if all was well? But Noah is also an innocent on the level of Voltaire’s Candide (without, however, being an optimist – Noah is painfully cynical because of the crap hand he feels he’s been dealt). Jdnocześnie ten sam Noah, który wielokrotnie ma problem z wypowiedzeniem słowa "seks", nie ma problemu z przechwalaniem się w szkole, że przespał się z dziewczyną i punktowym ocenianiem jej zachowania w łóżku, choć to kłamstwo! I think it is great that many rate books as they read them, but I have found hundreds of wonderful books by reading a review that has caught my eye and leads me to books that I wouldn't have otherwise even known about.However, if you're looking for a touching romance, which develops over time and focuses on the MC's spending loads of time together. All in all, if you like YA with wonderful, funny writing, and are looking for a book that's more about peer pressure and crazy teen family drama, with minimal romance on page, you'll love this.