good read but not a must have
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I agree with the other reviewer that this is light bedtime reading.
The first half of the book has a jd salinger style anti-hero attitude which draws in the reader and makes you laugh alongside the main character Noah's life and world. Nicely written and empathatic to surburban routine, I could't stop reading this novel at first. However, by the second half of the book, the storyline becomes mixed up with a secondary sub-plot which breaks up the main character's storyline and becomes less believable as a plot. It dwells on very bleak and dark events which whilst explaining the background to some characters in the events, feels too heavy and out of place for this book.
The coming out and aftermath sequence of events was done very well but the depressing and even bleaker sub-plot storylines that the authors seems intent on unraveling in the second part of the book leaves Noah's thoughts and anti-hero attitude become side-lined to other events, which I think weakens the overall enjoyment of the book. In summary, an excellent first half, somewhat disappointing second half but still very readable.
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A Happy Holiday Reader!!
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This is by far the best novel I have read in a long time. From start to end it is compelling, funny, emotional,maybe shocking in parts & not a book you'll be able to put down easily!!
If you like a raw novel with a gay theme(though not overdone) then buy this book, you won't be dissapointed!!!!
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I couldn't put it down
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This little gem was a real surprise. It's an intelligent, absorbing read with lots of humour. Bart Yates is excellent at creating believable characters and realistic dialogue. Leave Myself Behind is a rare treat - a good story with likeable characters which I found it difficult to put down.
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What a great and pleasing read..
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I started this book on a train journey for a few das away, and as soon as i got to my hotel, i had to continue and finish it, all in the same day.
It is so rare to have such a decent and sweet story for a gay fiction book.
an easy and pleasurable read.
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Not what you'd expect at all
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Leave Myself Behind is a brilliant book. Bart Yates has not only created a world, he has peopled it with fascinating, flawed and absorbing characters. If you're expecting your standard gay fiction book, look out. You will laugh, you will cry, you will not be able to put it down. It has mystery, sex, comedy, and tragedy. Once you've read it, it sticks in your head for weeks.
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