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For what is probably my final galley of 2012 I read Life Death! Prizes! by Stephen May. I requested a copy of the book via NetGalley because the author lives in West Yorkshire, which I love! I received no compensation for the following response, which is my honest opinion.

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life, death, prizes' a good book if you love a strong, real live story. Stephen May does a really good job on showing how Billy is handling the death of his mother and taking care of his younger brother. Although the life of a normal young adult, (what Billy is: he's lazy, sloppy, self-centered…) isn't easy. But the question by this novel is that he can take all of his duty's on him. Billy is an intelligent person but will the circumstances allow him to be the best version of himself. The setting is another thing that May nails – from the dreary boredom of suburbia to the slight desperation to enjoy life with a fixed grin at the Fun Junction, where Billy meets his mother’s killer. This book will have you laughing, grimacing and cheering Billy on, as he ultimately tries his best to care for Oscar. May’s observations have the precision of a surgeons scalpel and the cast of characters he has assembled are sharply defined and truthfully rendered. The most heartening aspect of Life! Death! Prizes! is Billy's one thought to care for Oscar, and he does all he can to make Oscar happy; and Oscar responds with obvious love for his older brother. There are some delightful episodes: after Billy has been encouraging Oscar to take more responsibility for their easy lifestyle and late nights Oscar responds "but Billy, I'm only six".

The two brothers live becomes a mess with only watching films and playing games. The food they eat is only take away food. When well-meaning relatives, teachers, and others question Billy’s ability to care for his little brother, he must show he can take care for Oscar. Thanks to Neutradol, the fresh air specialists with a product for every smelly situation, you could win this 4-star holiday to Portugal and you will have until the end of June 2022 to go. At the end of ‘Life, Death, Prizes’ I cried. As the tears rolled out of me, over the final three hundred words, I realised that I’d been holding them in the balance since the story began. These rules will be governed by English law, and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. Admit it. You saw the title of this book and now you’re wondering what it’s about. Where does the term ‘prizes’ fit in to a story about a grieving pair of brothers? Why are there exclamation marks?Stephen May’s Life! Death! Prizes!, a finalist for this year’s Costa Book Award for Best Novel, is a deeply affecting, modern tale of loss featuring a protagonist that’s so charming that he effortlessly fools the reader into agreeing with nearly all of his thoughts and choices. In fact, it’s not until much too late that they realize something isn’t quite right, but by that point they’ve already crossed beyond an invisible line of no return, watching as he spirals ever closer to disaster. throughout the story there is one person who brings a lot of happiness. Oscar (Billy's younger brother) shows us that whatever happens in your life you can still go forward and keep enjoying the good things. May’s razor sharp wit and realistic view of life, especially of a young person grieving while trying to figure out where they fit in the world, is simply fantastic. I couldn’t put this one down – to the point where I was reading while walking to find out what happened to Billy and Oscar. The book follows Billy after he has lost his mum who was killed by Aidan Jebb. It is now just him and his 6-year-old brother in a house, on their own and he doesn't cope all that well with the situation all the time. It doesn't help that Aidan Jebb, his mum's killer, seems to be following him about. If the prize sponsor fails to deliver the prize to the winners, this is not the responsibility of the magazine to replace this prize (although full assistance will be given in trying to resolve this).

Without wanting to give too much away, the fact that the book is in first person from Billy’s POV is used very well in misdirection. His history of Aidan Jebb, the boy who killed their mother, is convincing, and there are times when we are not sure whether we are seeing reality of some drug-induced hallucination. Billy isn’t sure, either, so I appreciate that’s the point. There are a couple of places, though, where I’m still unsure whether the misdirection is deliberate or not. For example, the bit where Billy’s attempted girlfriend Lucy is reading AA Milne to Oscar, Billy considers that a poem like that telling the story of James James Morrison Morrison wouldn’t be tolerated today, as it’s about child abduction. The thing is, of course, that it’s not about that at all (it is James James Morrison Morrison’s mother who disappears, not the boy himself), which leaves me unsure about whether it’s Billy or the author who is making this mistake.From new editions in munched loved collections as well as the first titles from an entirely new series, this prize is the gift that keeps giving!

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