Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet - Joanne Proulx Reviews
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Newest Review: ... hasn't seen for years. Writing Style ========== Written in the language of a 17 year old, I would say that the writing ... more
... style is probably the most successful part of this novel. Proulx writing style is totally unique and although I am not a 17 year old American male, she seems to get the teenage angst and slang just right in my opinion - If I hadn't seen the name and the authors picture on the back of the cover, I would have thought it was written by a man!
The story is written from Luke's perspective, and quite possibly it is hard to read to begin with. The novel is peppered with slang and swear words that you can imagine a 17 yea...more
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Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet - Joanne Proulx: The Anthem of Teenage Angst (871 words)by - written on 13/11/08, updated on 14/11/08 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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One of my holiday reading choices was "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet", the first novel written by Canadian writer, Joanne Proulx. The Story ======= The story is of seventeen year old Luke Hunter who lives in a small (and seemingly depressing!) town called Stokum. Luke spends most of his time either on his skateboard or more often, smoking pot with an assortment of misfit friends in his friend "Fang" Delaney's basement. Things change one night when, in a pot-fuelled high, he predicts the death of one of his friends, Stan, the very next morning with eerie accuracy. Luke's small but fairly straightforward life ... Read the complete review
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