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And, despite having a pretty good idea of what is going to happen, it’s hard not to be deeply affected by Gavin Extence’s warm, witty story of an odd teenager struggling with growing up, friendship, morality, and a heartbreaking dilemma.įrom early on, it’s clear that Alex himself is in control of his story - no obscure first-person narrator here, thank you. Alex Woods as brief, but Alex’s teenage voice is so brilliantly honest and effortless that this long coming-of-age tale feels strangely nimble. You certainly couldn’t describe The Universe vs. The first chapter ends with a warning: “You might want to put the kettle on or fetch some more cushions. The police just want “something that will fit neatly in a box on a police statement form”, but Alex wants to tell his full story, the way it should be told. He then moves back in time to explain how and why he has ended up in such a sticky situation. This might be the end of Alex’s story, but it’s also the beginning of the book. If it sounds like I’ve given too much away already, don’t worry. When he is called in for questioning, he calmly admits to cultivating the one hundred and thirteen grams of marijuana that have been found in the car’s glove pocket. Alex has a minor epileptic fit, declares himself unfit to drive, and then sits silently conjugating irregular Spanish verbs while he waits to be interrogated by the police. A customs controller has just shone a torch on the passenger seat, only to find an urn containing the remains of said car’s owner. He’s seventeen years old and sitting at the wheel of Mr Peterson’s car at Dover after a hasty round trip to Zurich. On Moving West and Back Again Carrie Beth Esposito.FOUR COLLAGES ON LONELINESS katiehamill.Litro #182: Experimental – The Book Fight Chihoi.