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Elias Axel

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Writer of Coming-of-Age Contemporary Realistic Fiction with elements of Dark Humor.


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Published on October 10, 2025 23:39 Tags: adhd-awareness-month, october, promising-young-man
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Elias Axel Elias Axel said: " I'm so excited for you all to read this book! As I wrote in my acknowledgments, looking back, writing a novel seems like an absurd endeavor for someone like me. I’m like a distracted driver with coffee jitters, navigating everywhere all at once. But ...more "

 

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"What an enjoyable read. Enjoyable in the sense that it played with my emotions a lot. I got sad, teared up at times, mad, relieved. Like a book is supposed to do. Very relatable characters. The story definitely kept me hooked. I pretty much had to fi" Read more of this review »
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"Coming of age story. It's sad, funny and raw. Oscar somewhat reminds of Holden Caulfield, not caring about pretty much anything, trying to do better but messing up anyway. Advisory: ADHD, language, suicide, smoking and drinking, intimacy.
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