Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Title: Funny Boy
Author: Shyam Selvadurai
Number of Pages: 316 pages
My Rating: 5/5

When adults say Arjie is "funny", he knows they don't mean it in any way he's familiar with the word. It's not until he's fourteen and falling in love with his best friend that he realizes what they meant and why he's always felt different. Set in Sri Lanka during the '70s and '80s, the book also deals with the racial tensions at the time, as Arjie becomes more and more aware of the growing conflict the older he gets.

This is not a young adult book, but rather a book about children/teens, and while there have definitely been YA books I've enjoyed, this sort of story is really much, much more my thing. The writing is excellent and I am eager to read more by Selvadurai (I have one book here, and at least one more on my wishlist).


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Comments

[littlebutfierce]

Oh, I loved this book! I'd been meaning to check if Selvadurai's written more--exciting that I have something else to look forward to.

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

I think it was through your review that I found out about this book. :)

His other books are Cinnamon Gardens (http://www.amazon.com/Cinnamon-Gardens-Novel-Shyam-Selvadurai/dp/0156013282) and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea (http://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Monsoon-Sea-Shyam-Selvadurai/dp/0887768342).

[anitabuchan.livejournal.com]

I've just finished reading this and loved it so much :). But I didn't know he'd written other books - I'll have to add them to my wishlist!

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Only two, but I'm eager to read them. :)

[sumofparts.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting about this! I'll have to check it out.

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

It's really good! :)

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec. I just BookMooched it!

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

I saw! :D