The Hemingway Tradition

by Kristin Butcher

Shaw Sebring is sixteen and trying desperately to understand and accept his father's recent suicide. Moving with his mother halfway across the county in an effort to distance themselves from the awful truth, Shaw lands in a new school and finds that the ghost of his father, a best-selling author, has followed him. Determined that he will not follow in his father's footsteps Shaw tries to chart his own course, until circumstances force him to accept that where--and who--we come from have an impact on what we become.

Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Canada

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Linnea · Rating 2 out of 5]

just read it cuz it was the shortest book in my english class cuz we gotta finish the reading goal of the year but yea lowkey not good

[Thalia Medina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shawn is a young teenage boy who lost his father at a young age. He thought that his father didn't really care about him or his mother. He soon finds out that his father was not true to himself. He soon starts to doubt himself and doubt how similar he is to his father. When you read the book you will see that Shawn is amazing writer but after his father kills himself, he stops believing in himself.
I like this book be Shawn is a teenage boy who went through something in his life that kind of changed who he was. When you read the story you feel like you are the person in the story because the author put some feeling into this story. I picked up this book because it was from a company that I think produces really good author who create good story stories so I was dawn to it. But I feel like the story could of told us more about Shawn's father so we could feel more connected to him. But the connection was probably not needed because he was only mentioned in the story. I felt true connection to Shawn so that was good on the authors part. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a story about a teenage boy who is suffering from a big lose in him life?
*There is 111 pages not 92.*

[Emma Braatz · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Hemingway Tradition by Kristen Butcher wasn't very exciting. It seems like it got to the point to quickly, which made it hard to understand. Although, it carries a good message. I recommend this to readers who like mysteries.
The main character Shaw is the son of an author. His dad was an author and shaw thought he loved his job. Although, Shaw's thought process changes after his dad's suicide. He does not know why his dad committed suicide and he wants to figure out why. The only way is to read his journal but, is Shaw willing to risk his emotions?
Over all, it was a pretty good book. It had a good plot even though it was confusing at times. This book had a great beginning and body go the story but, the ending did not conclude what the reader wanted to know. You may think that is a good thing but the ending did not leave me at the edge of my seat. Also, since there is not a sequel to this novel the ending was uninteresting. In conclusion if you'd like to read a quick mystery I would recommend this to you.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dear Charan
I'm reading a book entitled The Hemingway Tradition by Kristin Butcher which is a work of . This book is about a teenage boy who lost his father to a suicide he ends up blaming his mother for they end up moving he starts doing bad in school he makes friends he joins volley ball team gets back on track. he ends up liking his classmate i think they might end up going out because his friend Jai-i (his best friend)told him that the girl he stepped on might have dibs for him. This book made me realize that it's important to appreciate what you have in life before it leaves you because when the protagonist lost his father he was blaming his mother for his fathers death he didn't realize how hard it was for his mother harder then it was for him. An important lesson of this book is to except what you have because one day it might not be there anymore.

[Janessa Hovland · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book title: The Hemingway Tradition
Author: Kristin Butcher

In this story the main character's are Dylan, Shaw. Shaw's father killed himself and ever since then had that thought stuck in his head and he is trying to get the thought out of his head. Now he is wondering how he can get that thought out of his head. He is also wondering why his father killed himself...
If you like mystery stories this is the book for you.
There are alot of these kinds of books.

[Austin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Hemmingway Tradition by Kristin Butcher was a book about a teenage boy with a father who committed suicide. As a reasult of this, he and his mother moved to a new city for a fresh start. Although the book was short, it had a good overall storyline--the only problem being that it was a bit rushed. I would reccomend this book to anyone looking for a quick read.

[Elyssa James · Rating 4 out of 5]

i thought this book was very good because it was about how her father killed himself and she was fiquring out waht to do and how she should dal with this problem. she couldnt even look at her dads journal that he wrote because she was so sad.

[Jenny Olson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This an Orca Sounding book, so it's fast, for reluctant readers. That's really my only complaint, if I have one, is that it was much too quick of a read, and I would have enjoyed more development and details!

[Jessie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was pretty weak. Didn't have much going for it.

[Lyndsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This as a small teenager book, but it had a nice message.

[David Horton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads like an after-school special.

[Stephen Jagba]

GOOD

[Shubhada · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book note says “Shaw is trying to outrun his father’s ghost.” I would say Shaw is rediscovering himself through his father’s memories.

Shaw is shattered by his father’s suicide and the suicide note (which said he was a gay and could not bear the pretence). He starts questioning the very pleasant moments spent with his Dad for their truthfulness. He just cannot believe that the whole happy family life with his parents was a pretence, and it is very difficult for him to get even with the situation.

But the new place, new friends, homework and volleyball starts bringing his real self out, and his mom helps him reconnect with his Dad. And finally he sets out to fulfil their common dream of writing a novel together in Hemingway Tradition.

Very flowing and capturing writing style of the author keeps the story moving. I could feel Shaw’s agony and helplessness. I could experience the unweathered, unconditional and understandably forgiving trust and love his mom had on his Dad. All the characters become so real and they kind of start communicating to you, as if you become their diary, where they open up…!

Fantastic book, with very strong message.

By the way I think I was prejudiced against the Gays.