![]() ![]() ![]() "Warm and funny and tragic and uplifting all in one. The Universe Versus Alex Woods may be a debut novel but it is an outstanding novel by any standards. A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey, Alexs story treads the fine line between light and dark, laughter and tears. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasnt had the most conventional childhood. "Perfectly crafted and beautifully written. 'Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. The final section is humane and touching, and Extence deserves credit for the clever and timely idea of fictionalising a trip to the Swiss death clinic. It's hard not to see an echo of Harry Potter, too, in the boy-hero with a scar on his head. Extence tells a great story that owes much to Vonnegut, but also something to Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. "A bittersweet, cross-audience charmer, this debut novel will appeal to guys, YA readers, and Vonnegut and coming-of-age fiction fans." - Library Journal "Extence's engaging coming-of-age debut skillfully balances light and dark, laughter and tears." - Publishers Weekly A tale of an unlikely friendship and an improbable journey, THE UNIVERSE VERSUS ALEX WOODS tread the fine line between light and dark, laughter and tears.And. ![]()
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