Boys Don't Cry (novel)

First edition (publ. Doubleday)

Boys Don't Cry is a 2010 novel by Malorie Blackman.[1] The novel explores the experience of Dante as he discovers that he is the father of a child by his ex-girlfriend.[1]

In The Guardian, Mary Hoffman described the novel as "a good book and a great story."[1] Hoffman says that "how Dante comes to terms with fatherhood and his responsibilities is genuinely moving, while staying on the right side of sentimentality."[1] Nicholas Tucker in The Independent described the novel as, at times, "too much plot manipulation has crept into this story", while "The rest of this novel still shows her writing at its best, creating characters and a story which, once read, will not easily go away."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hoffman, Mary (2010-12-04). "Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ "Boys Don't Cry, By Malorie Blackman". The Independent. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

Further reading

  • Nodelman, Perry (2017). "Structural Ideologies in Alternating Narratives: Connection and Community". Alternating Narratives in Fiction for Young Readers. Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp. 163–197. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50817-7_8. ISBN 9783319508160.


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