I usually enjoy anything by Malorie Blackman. She’s a writer
I admire a lot. Her writing is very readable. I’m 100% with her on her diversity
agenda. There should be more representation of the diverse elements of the
society in which we live yet those parts should not just be represented as issues.
Boys Don’t Cry delivers
in both these ways. This is yet another well
written book by Blackman. We care for the characters who are rounded and believable.
The story keeps on giving. There is pace a plenty.
And we have diversity. Dante is a black single father. His
brother Adam is gay. Blackman gives us both boys’ stories. I don’t think it’s
too much of a spoiler if I say that we find that, actually, boys do cry.
There is story and not just an issue. An ex-girlfriend
arrives with a baby. Dante’s baby. He agrees to look after it. But she doesn’t
come back. Adam makes a fantastic uncle but he has problems of his own and can’t
always help.
A really good read!
