A review by arrianne
Duck Feet by Ely Percy
5.0
Set in Renfrew, this is the story of Kirsty Campbell from the age of 12 all the way through high school. The whole thing is brilliant but I think the bit that really sticks in my head is when a girl from her school dies after taking drugs and her parents just condemn the whole thing and don’t see it with the nuance she does, that frustrating Adults Know Best thing when it’s them that don’t understand the half of it. This is also quite a rare find: a working class coming-of-age novel. Loved it all.
It’s written in dialect, and like that time I read loads of Irvine Welsh in one go my internal voice now doesn’t sound like me again. It’ll sort itself out though.
CW: alcohol and drug use, poverty, child neglect, murder, knife crime, disordered eating, suicidal ideation.
It’s written in dialect, and like that time I read loads of Irvine Welsh in one go my internal voice now doesn’t sound like me again. It’ll sort itself out though.
CW: alcohol and drug use, poverty, child neglect, murder, knife crime, disordered eating, suicidal ideation.