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Apr 06, 20 title the universe versus alex woods author gavin extence isbn 9780316246576 genres young adult, adventure, mystery, comedy, drama a bit of everything, really. Into this arena comes a title i hope will take off, the universe versus alex woods, by young firsttime british novelist gavin extence. As alex grows through the novel his maturity increases but this knowingunknowing mixture produces some wonderful comedic moments. New york post about the author gavin extence was born in 1982 and grew up in the interestingly named village of swineshead, england.
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This book has a particularly good opening chapter, as seventeenyearold alex woods drives off a car ferry into dover and is taken into police custody. A supremely unlikely event detonates a chain reaction in the 17yearolds life. A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey this novel might just strike you as one of the funniest, most heartbreaking novels youve ever read. There wasnt any particular event that set my imagination going, and there wasnt an initial aha moment that i. The book was described by emma john in the guardian as being the everyday tale of a teenage science nerd hit by a meteorite who strikes up a friendship with a potsmoking vietnam veteran.
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Wszechswiat kontra alex woods gavin extence ebook mobi, epub. Both logical and naive, alex is inadvertently funny and, like the narrator of mark haddons a curious incident of a dog in the nighttime, needs to explain everything in great detail. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The universe versus alex woods kindle edition by extence. An interview with alex award winning author gavin extence. Extence unfolds his offbeat tale with skill but his real triumph lies in providing such a memorable voice sunday times alexs story treads the fine line between light and dark, laughter and tears gq. Find books like the universe versus alex woods from the worlds largest community of readers. The universe versus alex woods is story narrated by its socially awkward teenage protagonist the words aspergers syndrome is never used but he is definately somewhere on the spectrum who is unfortunate enough to have an overprotective, eccentric mother and no other friends and family who then a quarter of the way through the book goes on to. An unforgettable story of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey by extence, gavin from amazons fiction books store.
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Gavin extence is the author of the universe versus alex woods, a 2014 alex award winning novel thats surprising, funny, tragic and poignant all at once as it quirkily portrays the life of teenaged british science nerd alex woods. May 07, 20 book club questions for the universe versus alex woods by gavin extence may 7, 20 books books contemporary fiction fiction gavin extence a tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey. Jun 25, 20 both alex and harry have them, and in each case they become a jagged banner of survival. My rating 55 stars a rare meteorite struck alex woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The universe versus alex woods is a great book that had me utterly charmed. The 90 best sandwich recipes in the universe puppet. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the universe versus alex woods. The universe versus alex woods by theresa qualmann on prezi. The universe versus alex woods is written as a first person retrospective narrative in the style of kurt, while that may seem like a strange combination, elements from all of these works are seamlessly combined to create a humorous, poignant novel that will leave a lasting impression. The chances of being struck by a chunk of space rock are so small as to be virtually incalculable. Goodreads members who liked the universe versus alex woods.
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