Early one morning in New York City, Will Heller, a sixteen-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, gets on a New York City uptown B train on a fantastic and terrifying quest to save the world.
Violet Heller, his frantic mother, is joined by Ali Lateef, a missing-persons specialist, in a desperate attempt to locate her son before psychosis claims him completely. As the stakes grow higher, Lateef gradually comes to realize that this is more than a case of a runaway teen: Will Heller has a chilling case history, and Violet, beautiful and enigmatic, harbors a secret that Lateef will discover at his own peril.
Suspenseful and comic, devastating and hopeful by turns, Lowboy is a fearless exploration of youth, sex, and violence in contemporary America, seen through one boy's haunting and extraordinary vision.
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"This book was really good. It moved fast and kept my interest. I'm guessing it had an accurate depiction of what's it like to go through life being a paranoid schizophrenic. It can seem really scary. I felt bad for pretty much everyone involved: Will, Violet (or Yda,) Emily and even Lateef, because he seemed to be falling for Yda. The book was well written and I loved the relationship between Will and Emily, in the beginning. I recommend this book, but i should give a heads up that it's a dark one."
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Connor (4 out of 5 stars)