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Being Waterproof
“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about wearing appropriate clothing, so if you do go out in the rain you might not die.”
In a normal world, Annie and Max would be perfect for each other. In a normal world they’d do all the regular, everyday things that other people do and it would all be fine, forever.
Trouble is, the world isn’t normal, and neither are Annie and Max.
After a chance meeting in their psychiatrist’s waiting room, these two ‘kids with issues’ begin a friendship rooted in mutual oddness, ‘philosophical banter’ and a medieval TV drama series.
But their issues are always there…
Annie’s lifelong OCD has recently started to spiral out of control, and Max has problems of his own. And it’s these problems which threaten to derail their relationship before it’s even begun…
Being Waterproof is the third Young Adult novel by Steven F. Galloway, author of The Lake and Sarah Dee Was Here.
In a normal world, Annie and Max would be perfect for each other. In a normal world they’d do all the regular, everyday things that other people do and it would all be fine, forever.
Trouble is, the world isn’t normal, and neither are Annie and Max.
After a chance meeting in their psychiatrist’s waiting room, these two ‘kids with issues’ begin a friendship rooted in mutual oddness, ‘philosophical banter’ and a medieval TV drama series.
But their issues are always there…
Annie’s lifelong OCD has recently started to spiral out of control, and Max has problems of his own. And it’s these problems which threaten to derail their relationship before it’s even begun…
Being Waterproof is the third Young Adult novel by Steven F. Galloway, author of The Lake and Sarah Dee Was Here.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2017
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December 13, 2018
I feel as if this would've been so much more enjoyable had it been proofread... all the errors were maddening as it kept distracting me from the story! The story itself was pretty enjoyable; nothing groundbreaking or new but I related to Annie so much because of her symptoms (I don't have OCD and I had no idea those kind of thoughts WERE OCD behaviours? Now I'm questioning everything.). I enjoyed the characterisation of the other characters, though the dialogue I felt still needs a LOT of work - Annie alone flip flops between sounding like a 60 year old woman and a 30-something pub-dwelling bloke.
I also rather enjoyed the mix between traditional storytelling, texting/typing through social media, and Annie's "blogs". Though the story was a little on the short side - the second half felt far too rushed for my liking! - that's only a minor gripe, really. All I feel was really needed in addition to what's already there is more of Max's perspective (not necessarily his actual POV, just more build-up and maybe more 'hints' into how he's actually coping that would be obvious to the reader but not to Annie).
It's fairly obvious from my opening sentence, but my biggest issue with this is simply the writing itself... there's potential here which makes it all the more frustrating as I actually rather enjoyed a fair amount of the prose, there were just SO. MANY. ERRORS. If you can look past that, you may enjoy reading this!
Honestly, had this gone through a traditional publishing house, I could see it being a hit. (Given proper promo, and a sprinkle of luck...etc.) Even as I read it I could totally imagine a film adaptation. With all that in mind, I'd perhaps call this book a diamond in the rough...
I also rather enjoyed the mix between traditional storytelling, texting/typing through social media, and Annie's "blogs". Though the story was a little on the short side - the second half felt far too rushed for my liking! - that's only a minor gripe, really. All I feel was really needed in addition to what's already there is more of Max's perspective (not necessarily his actual POV, just more build-up and maybe more 'hints' into how he's actually coping that would be obvious to the reader but not to Annie).
It's fairly obvious from my opening sentence, but my biggest issue with this is simply the writing itself... there's potential here which makes it all the more frustrating as I actually rather enjoyed a fair amount of the prose, there were just SO. MANY. ERRORS. If you can look past that, you may enjoy reading this!
Honestly, had this gone through a traditional publishing house, I could see it being a hit. (Given proper promo, and a sprinkle of luck...etc.) Even as I read it I could totally imagine a film adaptation. With all that in mind, I'd perhaps call this book a diamond in the rough...
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