Just in Case
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
What if Fate were out to get you? The day David Case saves his brother's life, his whole world changes. He must hide, become an entirely new person to escape Fate . . . if he can.
This stunning, thought-provoking and darkly comic novel for teenage readers was one of the most eagerly awaited books of 2006.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rosoff's (How I Live Now) intriguing, stylized novel explores the nature of fate and one teen's attempt to escape his own destiny. After witnessing his baby brother's brush with death, 15-year-old David Case becomes obsessed with his own mortality and decides to trick fate and thus prolong his life by changing his identity. He renames himself Justin Case, exchanges his wardrobe for thrift-shop clothes and befriends an imaginary greyhound, but his efforts to become someone else do not prove effective in quelling his fear that something horrific lies just around the corner. In the meantime, an eccentric young woman photographer discovers him and (much to the hero's horror) turns him into a poster child for "doomed youth." An omniscient, third-person narrative coupled with brief commentaries from all-seeing Fate give the story a surrealistic if not allegorical quality. Children seem older and wiser than their years; adults especially Justin's mother, who is shockingly blas about the alterations in her son are cast as na ve and out of touch. Geared to mature readers with a philosophical bent and an appreciation of irony, the novel shows how, by focusing on his inevitable end, Justin Case almost misses the opportunity to enjoy the gifts fate has to offer: namely, survival, love and friendship. Ages 14-up.
Customer Reviews
Surprising to be honest
I am a follower of meg rosoff and I have loved her work since I first found it nestled away in waterstones next to well known authors. I knew as soon as my fingers touched her book that I'd love it. Id love all her books and so far I do. just in case was extremely in-put-downable, ( like all of her books) and I read it in the space of a day I was that hooked.
It veers off in directions you never would have imagined and each time it does you get hooked even stronger.
This is a definite must read.
Confusing
I found the book quite strange and was quite
Confused about what was going on so didn't think it was really one of here best books