His father disappeared years ago, his mother’s Beyonce tribute act is an unacceptable embarrassment, and his beloved gran is no longer herself.

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?

I just wanted to throw it out there that leaving reviews are more important than you might imagine, not just to the authors. I look forward to reading Noah Never Could because even when you think things can't get any worse, they can. It is through the genius of Simon James Green’s writing that Noah’s story is not only hilarious, but also uplifting. However, it's a twenty-first century comedy - the last five sentences threaten the new equilibrium disastrously - or (I truly hope! But I've read teen books that are clearly for teens and not for me, and I've either still enjoyed them or thought nope, not for me, and moved on.

At the party, after the self-brought booze ánd the punch have played havoc, Harry tells Noah he's gay - and then kisses Noah. Tak, zdaję sobie sprawę, że w realnym życiu często tak właśnie jest, ale to nie znaczy, że mamy to przyjmować jako coś oczywistego i pokazywać nastolatkom, że takie zachowanie jest normalne i akceptowalne.

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. o. Noah Grimes, as he rather desperately attempts to find out who he is and where his attractions actually lie. Green's story fulfils the criteria of the original ánd the present-day meaning of the term "comedy". There is also the whole plot with his mum and I will say it was an interesting dynamic that I didn't feel was fleshed out enough. The Harry we first meet, with his jolly, good-natured enthusiasm for Noah's crush on Sophie, has no connection with the Harry who's supposedly been in love with Noah all along.

W każdym razie tak głupiej książki dawno już nie czytałam i NIE POLECAM jej nikomu, a już zwłaszcza nastolatkom. 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? I'd urge everyone to take a chance on it - especially if you're someone who would never consider a Young Adult novel as a potential read.However, if you're looking for a touching romance, which develops over time and focuses on the MC's spending loads of time together.