Of a Boy Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Creepy and saddening, but sort of... poignant. "

" While this story was very well written and thought provoking, I yearned for something great to happen Adrian. I guess considering his challenges through out the book the ending may have been that one great thing. I'll leave it up to you to be the judge. "

" Too, too sad for me to read at the moment. "

" Stunning! It was so beautifully written; I felt like I was reading a poem. "

" Overly sentimental at the very end, but all-in-all very well done. "

" A simple story with a twist that you can see coming, but hope like hell doesn't happen. "

" I read this many many years ago and quite enjoyed it. Gave it another go this week and it didn't do anything for me. "

" This was such a well crafted novel and beautifully written. The author inhabited Adrian and gave us a painfully exquisite view of life through his eyes. It was sad, so sad. I am so glad I have read it. "

" The writing was really good here, but the story line fizzled at the end. "

" took me forever to read. I really wanted to like this more. just failed to draw me in. "

" Hartnett's books are pretty dark generally, but this book is _bleak_. Compellng, brilliantly written, but really really bleak. "

" This is only a short book about a young boy and his troubles. I found myself completely drawn into this story; it is mostly dark and sad but maybe that's why i liked it so much. "

" That's a whole lot for a little boy who just wants acceptance and belonging to have to go through. "

" I found this a depressing read overall. I finally was starting to care for the characters - BAM! What was I thinking. It does not inspire to pick up any more of her books. It concerns me that it is a Year 11 read! DEPRESSING. "

" I really enjoyed this book, though so many unanswered questions! "

" Written beautifully, but pretty depressing. There were no high points for our protagonist, things just got worse and worse. Poor kid, I felt so sad for him. "

" This book got me hooked. Like Adrian I had a lot of fears (and I was also terrified on the thought of being locked up in a mall then) but some of them aren't real. It was kind of depressing. There was truth on this book and it is how fragile a child heart is. "

" Another book that makes you want to know what is going on and kept me reading, but solves nothing in the end and left me quite confused. Reminds me of a book I would have to read for an English class and then write essays that debated what we thought. "

" Hartnett's books are pretty dark generally, but this book is _bleak_. Compellng, brilliantly written, but really really bleak. "

" This was one of the most bleak, hopeless and depressing books I've ever read.But . . . I loved it.A "

" Great read, disturbing ending though! "

" Very dark. Still thinking about how the book affected me. "

" Too, too sad for me to read at the moment. "

" Devastatingly heartbreaking. Harnett definitely does not conform to the "all books for young people must have a happy ending." "

" While the residents of his town concern themselves with the disappearance of three children, a lonely, rejected nine-year-old boy worries that he may inherit his mother's insanity. "