Details:
- author: Lisabeth Posthuma
- full title: Baby & Solo
- narrator: Nick Walther
- genre: young adult
- topics: #comingofage #friendship #mentalillness
- publisher: Recorded Books
- publish date: 11.05.2021
- timing: 10:37:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙💙
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Excerpt from the Book:
Motivational posters were staples in child psychiatrists' offices. These posters typically featured cheesy advice splashed across scenic mountain photographs, puppies and/or kittens, or, for reasons I will never understand, Charlie Brown.
Charlie Brown. The kid so mercilessly bullied by his so-called friends that he couldn't even grow hair was somehow the (literal) poster child meant to rally the mentally ill youth of this world. His picture was usually paired with such pandering catchphrases as »Anything is possible with determination!« and »Success is up to you!« and, worst of all, »Never give up!« The »Never give up!« poster featured that heartless bitch Lucy yanking a football away from Charlie just as he's about to kick it. In the history of Peanuts, Charlie Brown has never gotten to kick that goddamn ball because Lucy always, always pull it away. But, you know, »Never give up!«
My Thoughts:
Baby and Solo turned out to be an excellent Young Adult novel. I must admit that at first, I didn't expect it to be so good. Joel Teague has a history of mental issues and a decade of struggle behind him. He has been in and out of mental institutions, visiting therapists, and his overprotective parents control his every move. On his psychiatrist's recommendation, he gets a job in a video rental store.
A coming of age story, set in the 1990s, is full of movie (and some music) references. Interesting relationships and friendships emerge within these pages.
The narration is very good, and Nick Walther turned out to be a great narrator. Also, the dialogs were nicely done.
About the Author:
Lisabeth Posthuma is a devotee of obscure documentaries about drive-ins, a lover of rotary telephones, and a trophy-winning champion of TV trivia. She lives in Michigan with her two parakeets, Tiki Bon Jovi and Alaska Riggins.
