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Life on the Line
A taut, gritty tale about two boys who live on a run-down housing estate near a railway line. When you live life on the line, it doesn't take much to come off the rails. Simon and Darren look out for each other - always have done. Especially these last few years, since Darren's dad died and his mum took up with Milo. Since Si's kid brother got so ill. Since girls, drugs and gangs became a part of life, and messing about on the railway line has turned into more than just playing stupid games. But sometimes even your best mate can't protect you from what life has in store further down the tracks...
- GenresContemporary
176 pages, Paperback
First published May 6, 2002
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February 27, 2024
Trigger warnings
~ physical abuse
~ drug use
This book reads like a kids journal, a lot happening but not much going on for the most part. Within the first 2 chapters so many different people are mentioned and for little to no reason. For the first 6 chapters I didn't feel like I understood what the storyline was meant to be. It didn't seem like there was an actual plot.
Two 14 year old best friends live close by, one has an angry and abusive stepfather, one has parents who don't seem to pay much attention to him due to having a sick little brother. The two of them rescue a stray dog from the railway track. They go to school and spend every possible moment outside of school together. They spend their time being nuisances, getting up to mischief and acting all tough and mighty.
The story does develop towards the end but in the last 20% or so of the story. This didn't turn out to be my kind of book unfortunately.
Even for such a short book I think there could have been a lot more potential for character building and plotline.
Thanks to BookSirens and the publishers for an ARC for this honest review.
~ physical abuse
~ drug use
This book reads like a kids journal, a lot happening but not much going on for the most part. Within the first 2 chapters so many different people are mentioned and for little to no reason. For the first 6 chapters I didn't feel like I understood what the storyline was meant to be. It didn't seem like there was an actual plot.
Two 14 year old best friends live close by, one has an angry and abusive stepfather, one has parents who don't seem to pay much attention to him due to having a sick little brother. The two of them rescue a stray dog from the railway track. They go to school and spend every possible moment outside of school together. They spend their time being nuisances, getting up to mischief and acting all tough and mighty.
The story does develop towards the end but in the last 20% or so of the story. This didn't turn out to be my kind of book unfortunately.
Even for such a short book I think there could have been a lot more potential for character building and plotline.
Thanks to BookSirens and the publishers for an ARC for this honest review.
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