A Boy at the Edge of the World by David Kingston Yeh

There were a few moments that Yeh could have come back and made some of those prophecies or wishes be fulfilled to add more tension tension in the story that was lacking throughout. Unfortunately, those were missed opportunities. He would be deliberate about some repeated details that it seemed like they were foreshadowing an issue to arise. There were several parts of the book where I believe the author created unintentional red herrings. It really promoted inclusion in comparison to diversity. That was very well done and I thought it was a good model for other authors to take note.

Instead, he simply he would include a reference point or action that might suggest how each character might be different – but not really using it as a descriptor. He never came out and said, “the lesbian” or “the F2M” or “the Jew”. However, Yeh wrote about them matter of factly – very few labels. That was pretty cool.Ģ) What I also very much enjoyed was that the book was non-stop filled with diverse characters. I actually found the author’s Facebook page and he has been posting actual photos of places described in the book along with referenced quotes. With this book, I learned a lot about Canadian pop culture: food, music, sports, geography.

Living in the USA, I take for granted that everyone knows the cultural and geographic references of most books I read. There were two other things that I really liked about this book:ġ) The book is filled with Canada-centric references.

Perhaps because he seemed to be honest and truly trying to discover life, I liked him and empathized with his journey. A fluffy story about another Millennial guy trying to find a boyfriend.” But, I really liked the main character. But there was something in the blurb that sounded sincere and honest that compelled me to check it out.Īt first, I thought, “Oh, no. I don’t read a lot of fiction that follows the coming of age of someone. Why I was interested in reading this book: Oh, and he happens to be gay and he happens to live in Canada. A fun and fast-paced read about one guy’s life through most of his 20s.

A Boy at the Edge of the World by David Kingston Yeh