This was one of the four books in the Best of 2014 Book Riot box, a satisfying purchase made possible in part from my sister’s Christmas Book Riot money. Thank you, sister.
Title: 100 Sideways Miles
Author: Andrew Smith
Year: 2014
Genre: Young Adult
Setting: San Francisquito Canyon, California
Characters: Finn (17-yr-old narrator, epileptic), Cade (best friend, class clown), Julia (the crush), Michael Easton/Easton Michaels (Finn’s dad, author)
Plot: A dead horse fell from the sky, and now Finn smells flowers before his atoms begin to drift apart. Finn sees the world in terms of atoms and miles traveled in time, and at sixteen-turning-seventeen, is unsure where his dad’s book ends and his life begins. This bildungsroman of Finn’s first relationship and cross-country trip explores the common teen issues of sex, booze, and parental constraints with unique pairings of epilepsy, OCD, and fandom. I enjoyed it and may take a look at the author’s backlist. 8/10
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