Fourteen is this generation’s Holding the Man – a moving coming-of-age memoir about a young man’s search for identity and acceptance in the most unforgiving and hostile of places: high school.
This is a story about my fourteenth year of life as a gay kid at an all-boys rugby-mad Catholic school in regional Queensland. It was a year in which I started to discover who I was, and deeply hated what was revealed. It was a year in which I had my first crush and first devastating heartbreak. It was a year of torment, bullying and betrayal – not just at the hands of my peers, but by adults who were meant to protect me.
And it was a year that almost ended tragically.
I found solace in writing and my budding journalism; in a close-knit group of friends, all growing up too quickly together; and in the fierce protection of family and a mother’s unconditional love. These were moments of light and hilarity that kept me going.
As much as Fourteen is a chronicle of the enormous struggle and adversity I endured, and the shocking consequences of it all, it’s also a tale of survival.
Because I did survive.
‘Teenagers should read this book, parents should read this book. Human beings, above all, should read this book.’ Rick Morton bestselling author of One Hundred Years of Dirt
‘I love this book … a beautifully written account of a young man struggling with his sexuality, overcoming shocking abuse and finding his way to pride.’ Peter FitzSimons, bestselling author
‘Shannon is unflinching in recounting the horror, but he is also funny, empathetic and, above all, full of courage.’ Bridie Jabour, author of The Way Things Should Be
‘A slice of life as experienced quite recently in the “lucky country”.’ The Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG
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这绝对是一本能够引发深度思考的作品。读着读着,我常常会停下来,回味作者提出的那些关于人生、关于选择、关于命运的议题。他没有直接给出答案,而是通过角色的经历和困境,引导读者自己去探索。这种开放式的叙事方式,让我感觉自己不仅仅是一个旁观者,更是参与者,与书中的人物一同经历着跌宕起伏。我发现自己开始重新审视一些过去认为理所当然的观念,这本书无疑拓宽了我的视野,也让我对生活有了新的理解。
评分我必须承认,这本书的结构和表现手法非常独特。作者在叙事上展现出了非凡的创造力,他运用了一些我之前从未在同类作品中见过的技巧,让整个阅读体验充满了新意。有时候,我甚至会怀疑自己是否真的理解了作者的意图,但正是这种探索的过程,让我感到无比兴奋。我喜欢这种挑战读者思维的作品,它不像那些一眼就能望到底的书,而是需要细细品味,反复琢磨。每一遍阅读,似乎都能发现新的层次和含义,真是妙不可言。
评分读完这本书,我内心久久不能平静。它所触及的主题非常深刻,但作者的处理方式却显得格外温和,没有咄咄逼人的说教,而是润物细无声地将思想融入故事之中。我被书中传递出的那种强大的生命力所打动,即使面对困境,角色们也从未放弃希望,这种精神力量穿透了纸张,激励着我。这本书也让我意识到,我们每个人身上都可能蕴藏着巨大的潜能,只是需要一个契机去释放。这是一本值得反复阅读,并且每一次都能从中汲取力量的好书。
评分这本书我才刚刚开始读,就被深深吸引住了。作者的文笔非常有力量,文字仿佛带着画面感,让人很容易沉浸其中。我尤其喜欢他对于人物内心情感的细腻刻画,那种不动声色的描写,却能直击人心最柔软的部分。故事的开篇就充满了悬念,让我迫不及待地想要知道接下来会发生什么。我尝试着去猜测情节的发展,但每一次都似乎偏离了作者精心铺设的轨道,这种惊喜感是我很久没有在阅读中体验到的了。
评分老实说,一开始我并没有抱太高的期望,但这本书彻底颠覆了我的看法。我惊喜地发现,它有着非常扎实的叙事功底,情节推进流畅自然,节奏把握得恰到好处。即使是一些看似不起眼的小细节,后来也都能串联起来,成为推动故事发展的关键。人物塑造也非常成功,每一个角色都有血有肉,他们的动机和行为都显得合情合理,让人能够产生共鸣,甚至是理解他们的挣扎。这本书让我认识到,好的故事不仅仅是情节的堆砌,更是情感的共振。
评分4-/5 Fourteen is the kind of coming-of-age story that all queer kids from regional/rural areas need to read. The torment is real and scary, and unfortunately schools in 2020 still can be very traumatic places for marginalised teens. I enjoyed this memoir up until the epilogue which feels too boastful, self-aggrandising and vindictive even.
评分4-/5 Fourteen is the kind of coming-of-age story that all queer kids from regional/rural areas need to read. The torment is real and scary, and unfortunately schools in 2020 still can be very traumatic places for marginalised teens. I enjoyed this memoir up until the epilogue which feels too boastful, self-aggrandising and vindictive even.
评分4-/5 Fourteen is the kind of coming-of-age story that all queer kids from regional/rural areas need to read. The torment is real and scary, and unfortunately schools in 2020 still can be very traumatic places for marginalised teens. I enjoyed this memoir up until the epilogue which feels too boastful, self-aggrandising and vindictive even.
评分4-/5 Fourteen is the kind of coming-of-age story that all queer kids from regional/rural areas need to read. The torment is real and scary, and unfortunately schools in 2020 still can be very traumatic places for marginalised teens. I enjoyed this memoir up until the epilogue which feels too boastful, self-aggrandising and vindictive even.
评分4-/5 Fourteen is the kind of coming-of-age story that all queer kids from regional/rural areas need to read. The torment is real and scary, and unfortunately schools in 2020 still can be very traumatic places for marginalised teens. I enjoyed this memoir up until the epilogue which feels too boastful, self-aggrandising and vindictive even.
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