A review by lisxjayne
Winger by Andrew Smith
5.0
This is my second time reading Winger, and it is definitely one of my favourites.
Ryan Dean is your typical high school boy; sex obsessed, a bit of a loser, and a bit of an asshole. However he has a certain charm and is so funny and charismatic that you cant help but root for him. And don't even get me started on Joey - aka the sweetest character to ever exist.
Ryan Dean is very self conscious as he begins his third year at Pine Mountain, and sees himself as a total 'permavirgin loser'. But as the year drags on, he grows into himself, and his testicles, and actually starts to stand up for himself. He also begins to see that there may just be more to life than hot girls and sex... Winger is a brilliant coming of age story about stepping out of your comfort zone, making mistakes, and learning how to better yourself.
Winger is one of the only books to genuinely make me laugh out loud, but despite this it is also one of the saddest I have read. I cried just as much the second time I read it, even though I knew what was coming.
Overall, this is an incredibly well put together story and I cannot wait to dive into the sequel: Stand Off.
Ryan Dean is your typical high school boy; sex obsessed, a bit of a loser, and a bit of an asshole. However he has a certain charm and is so funny and charismatic that you cant help but root for him. And don't even get me started on Joey - aka the sweetest character to ever exist.
Ryan Dean is very self conscious as he begins his third year at Pine Mountain, and sees himself as a total 'permavirgin loser'. But as the year drags on, he grows into himself, and his testicles, and actually starts to stand up for himself. He also begins to see that there may just be more to life than hot girls and sex... Winger is a brilliant coming of age story about stepping out of your comfort zone, making mistakes, and learning how to better yourself.
Winger is one of the only books to genuinely make me laugh out loud, but despite this it is also one of the saddest I have read. I cried just as much the second time I read it, even though I knew what was coming.
Overall, this is an incredibly well put together story and I cannot wait to dive into the sequel: Stand Off.