A review by tynansal23
A Man and His Pride by Luke Rutledge

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Luke Rutledge has a way developing characters until they feel like familiar figures in your life you’ve met 1000 versions of before. As a young gay Aussie I’d met these characters before and he did an excellent job of displaying them in a way the reader can relate to best. 

With this, I smiled, laughed and cried all throughout the book as I became deeply invested in the characters. 

Despite knowing the characters so well, the plot remained fresh and surprised me often. A mysterious backstory around the main character developing in the background as you piece together where all of his flaws might be coming from. 

Absolute slam dunk of a book, a joy to read.