July 2016 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. And Loki got away with everything. Well, almost everything.
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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 LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Otherlife and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
The Otherlife features in the following genres: Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Featured Books for Young Adults, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, School Stories, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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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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