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Gil Marsh

by A.C.E. Bauer (Goodreads Author)

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Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid at Uruk High School, even though he is only a junior. When Enko, a new kid from Montreal, shows up, Gil is wary. Yet Enko is easy going and matches Gil's athletic prowess without being a threat. Soon, the two become inseparable friends, practicing, studying, and double-dating.

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Mar 11, 2012 Maggie Gautschy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gil Marsh has an interesting story. The premise dragged me in, caught my interest. The writing, however, fell flat. The emotions Gil says he feels seem fake. He goes on a quest out of love for his best friend, but you never really feel that love. Gil and Enko's relationship spans about two chapters, and it's not very detailed. We're supposed to take it on faith that they had this great love, but I never really felt it.

Gil's quest itself was also not very deep. It gives us a nice look at Canada,...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Amy Lignor rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Very rarely does a book come along that turns out to be nothing like what you thought you were about to read. This is that book. Although the very beginning looks just like another ‘high school trauma,’ with Gil Marsh being the perfect specimen of ‘man’ walking the corridors, the very deep meaning and beauty of this book arrives a short time later.

Gil is what you would call ‘that guy.’ People love him, he is uber-popular, he is the cross-country runner who can outrace everyone who steps beside h...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Angela Fristoe rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-books

I feel horrible about writing a review on a book I couldn't read all the way through (although I did get halfway and then skimmed the rest in hopes that it would get better). Gil Marsh sounds interesting. The cover looks interesting. The concept of basing it on the story of Gilgamesh is interesting. Gil Marsh is anything but. From page one I was bored. The writing was dry, events told to us as opposed to shown, and I felt like the author was striving for a high literary style and fell far short....more I feel horrible about writing a review on a book I couldn't read all the way through (although I did get halfway and then skimmed the rest in hopes that it would get better). Gil Marsh sounds interesting. The cover looks interesting. The concept of basing it on the story of Gilgamesh is interesting. Gil Marsh is anything but. From page one I was bored. The writing was dry, events told to us as opposed to shown, and I felt like the author was striving for a high literary style and fell far short.

In addition to the extremely unnatural and forced writing, there was a complete lack of character building. Gil is good looking, athletic and smart. At least this is what the reader is told. I didn't see any evidence of this, apart from him being athletic. He doesn't get the hot girl, he's judgmental, conceited, rude, and once he makes his plans to go to Canada he is a complete idiot as evidenced by his utter lack of knowledge about there being homeless people living in one of the largest cities in Canada and his plans to camp in the city park. Gullible would be a better description, especially when he practically gives his money away to a con artist.

When Enko's character was first introduced I thought I was suddenly reading a paranormal gay romance. Gil is obsessed by Enko's body and his body hair right from the beginning and I wondered if Enko was going to turn into a werewolf. There's one scene when at Enko's house where Gil admires Enko's hairy half naked body. Gil repeatedly says that he loves Enko, and despite that fact that I'm pretty sure the story is supposed to be about this strong brotherly love I couldn't help but think that Bauer has never even spoken to a high school boy. If the story had been set two hundred years ago, I would have accepted it as a brotherly love, but in the modern world guys (straight or gay) just don't talk like that.

I can understand that she was trying to remain true to the story of Gilgamesh, but cultures and people change. Look at Beastly or even Red Riding Hood, both are modern retellings and manage to be successful because of the changes that were made. Gil Marsh had the potential to be a great adventure into self discovery and the true value of friendship. Instead it came out stale, stilted and lack luster.

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Jan 29, 2012 Jen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-s, male-pov

*It's always a struggle for me whenever I have to write a less than favorable review because I know the author has poured their heart into their work and I don't like to be the one to say I didn't like it. However, I do believe in giving my honest opinion and I will do my best to share it while being respectful of both the author and their work.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the chance to read this book.

The cover is what originally caught my attention and made me want to read this s...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Joli added it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012

Going into this story I didn't have any expectations of what I thought this story would be like as a retelling because I wasn't familiar with the ancient story of Gilgamesh. I must have skipped over that one. But from reading the book summary, I did have an expectation that this was going to be a story about friendship, loss, self-discovery and growth. Unfortunately it didn't measure up to the standard I had set for it. That may be a bit unfair to the story, but I had very high hopes. I just thi...more

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Jan 15, 2012 CJ Blake rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, books-i-own

Ok...this is my fourth attempt to write this review. I don't know why this book bugged me so much, but it did. Plus, I hate criticizing writers work harshly and I don't know how to write this review constructively.

On page 41 when Enko dies I had had it with this book and could not read another page.

There was so much wrong with this book...I don't even know where to begin. I felt like I was reading a book about two boys who were lovers not friends (which would be fine if that is how the book was...more

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Feb 21, 2012 TheBookSmugglers rated it 1 of 5 stars

I am currently kind of obsessed with retellings of mythological and/or historical works (it’s my New Thing) and when I heard about Gil Marsh, a Contemporary YA retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh, I immediately placed it at the top of my Most Highly Coveted Books of 2012. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known works of literature and it follows Gilgamesh, the oppressive king of Uruk in ancient Mesopotamia on an epic journey to become a better king and to understand the nature of death...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Mary Louise Sanchez rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The premise of Gil Marsh is that it is a contemporary telling of a 5,000 year old story, the Tale of Gilgamesh, where the Sumerian king loses his best friend and goes on a quest to bring him back from the dead.

Gil Marsh is the king in this story because he reigns over his high school with his blonde good looks, atheticism as a runner, and his smarts. When Enko comes to town from Montreal as the new guy, there is some apprehension on Gil's part because Enko is a fast runner and becomes well lik...more

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Feb 12, 2012 ABookVacation rated it 2 of 5 stars

I am sorry to say that, while I had high hopes for this novel, I actually struggled with it for a few different reasons. First, I found it to have a somewhat forced pacing and it just didn’t grab me. Events seemed to happen in a very quick succession without giving the reader much time to digest the information. For instance, one moment Gil and Enko hate each other, and the next moment they’re best friends, but I personally never felt like the story gave rise to these events. They just seemed to...more I am sorry to say that, while I had high hopes for this novel, I actually struggled with it for a few different reasons. First, I found it to have a somewhat forced pacing and it just didn’t grab me. Events seemed to happen in a very quick succession without giving the reader much time to digest the information. For instance, one moment Gil and Enko hate each other, and the next moment they’re best friends, but I personally never felt like the story gave rise to these events. They just seemed to appear on the page without much explanation for the reader. I’m a reader that enjoys a story that takes place over time not only in the story, but on the pages as well, and I didn’t find that within Gil Marsh. Time does pass in the novel, a lot of time, but it tends to happen all on the same page, and I tend to have a bit of difficulty with that as a reader.

Second, I felt the same in terms of the characterization as I did with the pacing. While the reader is given background knowledge, I never felt a direct connection with any of the characters. Gil and Enko become best friends, but there isn’t anything to really solidify that for the reader; I never felt like they were fleshed out to any point that I could relate to them. I also was confused by their relationship as, aside from becoming best friends seemingly overnight, the descriptions of their interrelations tend to give off a feel for a romantic relationship and not just a deep friendship. Perhaps it was just my perception of the story as I read, but there were many different circumstances within the novel that made me question Gil and Enko’s actual relationship, such as Gil’s obsessive description of Enko being a beautiful boy, them holding each other, etc. I don’t know if this is what Bauer was planning when she wrote the novel, and as I haven’t read the original story of “Gilgamesh,” so I can’t say if they’re supposed to be great friends or lovers, but I do know that these descriptions left me a bit confused.

Third, I found the journey into Canada to be a little bit strange. Once Enko dies, Gil is devastated, which is understandable, but his journey into Canada with barely any money and no sure destination struck me as odd. The fact that the journey seems to jump from one bad situation to the next also left me feeling somewhat depressed—I was hoping for a story that shows the healing process, but didn’t really find it as I read.

In all honesty, I found that this story isn’t really my style, mainly because of the lack of pacing and characterization. I, personally, just wasn’t drawn into it; it was okay, but not for me...

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Mar 03, 2012 Becky Moe rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, netgalley, ya

I really, really wanted to like this book. A modern retelling of the epic of Gigamesh? What a neat idea! I teach sixth grade social studies (ancient history to the Renaissance) and am always looking for ways to bring the older stories to life for my students. I hadn't run into any modern versions of this story yet, and was pretty excited. Initially the novel did have promise, but it never truly delivered on it.

For one thing, I never felt as if I really connected to the characters. I didn't find...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Chelsea rated it 5 of 5 stars

Bold.
In A.C.E. Bauer's stunning retelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh, you are thrown into a modernized version of the continual search for the answers of life. Reanimating the oldest recorded story seems to be a very daunting task, but Bauer does it with ease.

We follow Gil Marsh through his reign over Uruk High school (nice play on name of Gilgamesh's kingdom) and his meeting of Enko at the beginning of this book. The two boys seem to butt heads at first because they rival each other so closely....more Bold.
In A.C.E. Bauer's stunning retelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh, you are thrown into a modernized version of the continual search for the answers of life. Reanimating the oldest recorded story seems to be a very daunting task, but Bauer does it with ease.

We follow Gil Marsh through his reign over Uruk High school (nice play on name of Gilgamesh's kingdom) and his meeting of Enko at the beginning of this book. The two boys seem to butt heads at first because they rival each other so closely. But in the end they become inseparable. After Enko suddenly dies, Gil needs closure with his friend's death and with accepting life. He runs away to Quebec in hopes of finally being able to say goodbye properly and trying to learn more about the legend behind the ring that Enko left him. Through Gil's search for answers he learns a lot about life and mortality as a whole. This is a tale of acceptance, grief, life and growing up.

The characters are not intimately written but you grow to love them. Gil grows from being the popular kid in high school to truly learning to love another person and love life. Enko is the most kind-hearted soul and only wants what's best for everyone. His death is heart wrenching to read about from both boys' places. The characters that Gil meets on his journey emulate the characters from The Epic of Gilgamesh. They teach Gil the good and the bad in life.

This book definitely still reads as if it were still an epic classic story. I honestly did not know what would come of it. I expected it to either read as a cheesy version of a classic set in a high school and be let down at the lost quality of literature. Or I expected it to rival the original too much and it just wouldn't work as a young adult book. Somehow Bauer managed to find the balance between the two perfectly. The writing isn't dumbed down in the least. It still holds all the qualities of a classic and yet is easy to read and relate to. I'm anxious to see how others take this book when it comes out. I'm worried for the automatic assumption of a gay relationship between the two boys instead of just true friendship. The writing does not explain most events or relationships, they just happen and are accepted, which is how I feel classics are written. There should be no need for an explanation or too much lead in to an occurrence. Very well done.

5 out of 5 stars, this book deserves a slot on your bookshelf amongst your classics.(less)

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Feb 04, 2012 cecilia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I admit that it has been a long while since I read Gilgamesh, and so I may not be the best expert on the matter. Yet I have to say that GIL MARSH more confused than enlightened. The author followed the original story in its sparity of details, and I think that is where this modern-day story lost me. Gil and Enko’s friendship seemed underdeveloped to warrant Gil’s impromptu Canadian trip, and then his trip – inevitably doomed from the start – did not make much sense to me. I did not believe that...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Jill rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

I wish authors - especially new ones - got do-overs. That's what editors are for, but with an increase in self-publishing, I'm seeing more and more drek that actually could be redeemed. This is one of those.

This book is based on the story of Gilgamesh ( get it? Gil(ga) Marsh?) and that's what it felt like - an outline of the myth that the author used to superimpose modern day details for a young audience. I know the point is the journey, but in order to care about what happens, you have to get...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Isamlq rated it 3 of 5 stars

I had no clue that this was a play on The Epic of Gilgamesh. There is clever use of elements from the original, but this modern version is one that paints a story of friendship, grief and coming of age, with the teensy magical thrown in.

I didn't feel a connection to Gil at first. When he is introduced, he is blessed but when he reacted the way he did... well, it read to standard. With a new guy showing up how should the 'king' react? Magnonimity masking insecurity some jealousy leading to territ...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Pam rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-read

GoodReads Synopsis: Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid at Uruk High School, even though he is only a junior. When Enko, a new kid from Montreal, shows up, Gil is wary. Yet Enko is easy going and matches Gil's athletic prowess without being a threat. Soon, the two become inseparable friends, practicing, studying, and double-dating.

Then suddenly, to everyone's shock, Enko succombs to an aggressive cancer.

When Enko's parents take his body and return to Canada, G...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Angie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Based loosely on an ancient tale of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu, this is a story of two high school friends and the loss one suffers, leading him to a quest that takes him through parts of Canada. Get ready for a little French, readers.

This story is pretty good, although I think exclamation points should probably only be used in dialogue. Something gets lost in using them for narrating the story; perhaps what's lost is the author's assumption that the reader is well-read enough to know when...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Ken Kugler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gil Marsh, by A.C.E. Bauer, is a retelling of the tale of Gilgamesh. It is set in a high school. Gil and Enko are thrown together and at first Gil does not like Enko but they grow to be the best of friends. When Enko gets sick and dies, Gil goes on a personal quest that takes him to Quebec to make peace with the death and to find himself. The struggle to do good and understand bad is central and watching the struggle is fascinating.
This book did start a little slow but built up to a entrancing...more

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May 19, 2012 Brandy Painter rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mytholology, contemporary-fiction, young-adult, galleys

Originally posted here.

It is hard to write a review for a book when I have the sort of reaction to it that I had for Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer. I was disappointed in it, but not through any fault with the actual writing. This is one of those cases where the author's vision for her story did not match my expectations as a reader. Keeping this in mind I'm going to try and split this into two parts.

For Readers Unfamiliar With The Epic of Gilgamesh
This is a story about a boy who is grieving for his...more Originally posted here.

It is hard to write a review for a book when I have the sort of reaction to it that I had for Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer. I was disappointed in it, but not through any fault with the actual writing. This is one of those cases where the author's vision for her story did not match my expectations as a reader. Keeping this in mind I'm going to try and split this into two parts.

For Readers Unfamiliar With The Epic of Gilgamesh
This is a story about a boy who is grieving for his friend who goes on a quest to say good bye properly. It is fast paced and there are some intense scenes. Gil is a sympathetic character who is searching for answers to hard life questions and trying to get over the death of his friend. You may question why Gil does some of the things he does and not fully understand why this friendship is such an important one, but Gil is an easy character to like and you will want to see him succeed. There is one place near the end where there is a flirting with the supernatural that will probably have you scratching your head as there is no real explanation for it.

For Readers Familiar With The Epic of Gilgamesh
The book pretty much follows the Epic in form as well as plot, except I felt the details were even more sparse in this retelling than they are in the original. Bauer made a decision to remove most of the mythos from the story in the novel. I was okay with this, but was hoping that would mean a removal of the entire mythos. Except it didn't. While the gods and goddesses of Babylonian myth are absent from the story, there is a random immortal dude lurking in the mountains of northern Canada. Unlike Utnapishtim in the original, this guy has no idea how or why he is immortal and is not forthcoming with any help for Gil at all. He basically says, "This is the way I am. No explanation for it. Weird huh? Now get off my property." And that's all we get of that. One of the reasons I like the Epic so much is that one of its major themes is the inevitably of death, but at the same time it stresses life is precious and should be celebrated. The novel kind of sort of flirts with that concept a little at the end, but not noticeably. By removing the mythos Bauer also removed the feminine aspect of the story. The only major female character in the novel is not nice. She thwarts Gil's quest and swindles him. This too works against the themes in the original work, where the female is necessary as it is essential to life itself. Without these themes the story felt empty and lacking in meaning. It was just the story of a sad guy who went on a fruitless and uncomfortable road trip. Hence my disappointment.

This is a review of a copy received via NetGalley. Gil Marsh will be available for purchase February 28. (less)

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Mar 02, 2012 Heidi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Originally reviewed here.

As evidenced by the reality that the two 2012 titles to get top ratings from me have been Cinder and The Humming Room, I am clearly a fan of retellings. There’s something so wonderful about seeing a new take on an old story, I love the newness and the familiarity wrapped up in one neat little package for me to enjoy. Sadly, Gil Marsh did not fit the bill.

Gil Marsh was pitched as a contemporary retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh, possibly the oldest epic recorded tale in...more Originally reviewed here.

As evidenced by the reality that the two 2012 titles to get top ratings from me have been Cinder and The Humming Room, I am clearly a fan of retellings. There’s something so wonderful about seeing a new take on an old story, I love the newness and the familiarity wrapped up in one neat little package for me to enjoy. Sadly, Gil Marsh did not fit the bill.

Gil Marsh was pitched as a contemporary retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh, possibly the oldest epic recorded tale in the world. I read the Epic of Gilgamesh back in A.P. English in high school, and wasn’t especially taken with it. I found it very interesting to compare ancient flood stories and think about the implications this may have had for the Noah tale in the Bible, but it really had nothing on the Odyssey. Still, I found the prospect of a contemporary retelling intriguing, and since it was a very short read (under 200 pages), I figured there was no harm in giving it a shot. Now, I don’t feel like this was necessarily a waste of my time, and I didn’t have high expectations to begin with, but nonetheless I felt Gil Marsh fell short.

I appreciate that this book was written to be simplistic as this can sometimes give a book a wider appeal and make it more accessible. However, simple doesn’t have to equate to shallow, and in this case it did. I would expect a story about a strong friendship, loss, and grief to carry emotional weight, whereas Gil Marsh seemed to only skim the surface of this potential. I didn’t feel invested in Gil and Enko’s friendship, and so it was hard to support Gil’s reactions when Enko died. He seemed petulant, completely illogical in his actions, and I don’t feel as if he grew whatsoever from his experiences.

The story largely surrounded a ring that Enko had given Gil before he died, a family heirloom that came with a story of tragic love and loss. The story was somewhat interesting, but I’m still struggling to understand how this played into the bigger picture of the plot. Was there a moral? Was the moral that things just are? I’m not sure. Additionally, I’m not sure I really understood Gil’s motives in his journey to Canada. I get that he needed closure with Enko, and that it was terrible that he was unable to attend his funeral, yet Gil’s journey to Canada seems to be a confused jumble between wanting to find Enko’s grave, and wanting to find a supposedly immortal man and potentially bring Enko back. Was he planning to run away forever, or did he just want the story of the ring? I honestly don’t know, because it wasn’t really explained, and it didn’t really play out.

I think if we could have gotten into Gil’s head a bit more and understood the emotional drive behind this story, it would have been more successful. Instead, it came across as a very juvenile tale written for an older audience. It was sadly flat where it could have been simple and beautiful, and unfortunately one of my least favorite reads this year.(less)

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Aug 09, 2011 Elizabeth B rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book held such promise and I was excited to get started reading it. Unfortunately, since reading it I’ve wavered so many times about how exactly to phrase this review. I don’t want to sound unnecessary harsh but I want to give a honest opinion as well. My problem, I think, was not the plot but the main character. The character was so annoying and unbelievable that it made the entire story just seem to pointless and it dragged on and on. The MC goes from fabulous on top of everything guy to…...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Lauren rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, netgalleybooks

When I first heard about Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer I was instantly intrigued. It sounded really interesting- an emotional and bittersweet contemporary read that I would just adore. However, as it turns out, Gil Marsh was just not for me, sadly enough. Gil Marsh tells the story of Gil Marsh and Enko, two best friends at Uruk High School. However, everything changes when Enko suddenly dies and Gil falls apart following this death. First, let me talk about the things I did enjoy about this book. On...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Anne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, washyarg-reviews, young-adult, realistic-fiction

Gil is fast, smart, popular. Then Enko moves to town from Montreal and he is even faster than Gil, as well as charming, and funny. Gil feels threatened by Enko; they get in a big fight but then become the very best of friends. When Enko becomes sick and dies, Gil sets off on a quest to visit Enko's grave in Montreal but he does it without his parents knowledge or permission.
A current day rendering of the Gilgamesh epic saga.

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Feb 10, 2013 Deborah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a modern take on Gilgamesh. The character Enko in this story represents,Enkidu, the beast and Gil represents Gilgamesh.

It's a story of a two boys who had a connection through their love of running. Tragically one boy dies and the other is left to deal with the loss and finally picking up the pieces and moving on.

It's a quick read and any student who has studied legend of Gilgamesh will enjoy the comparison.

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Mar 04, 2012 Michelle rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dnf, netgalley, read-2012, young-adult

I couldn't finish the book. I didn't connect to the voice, nor to the writing. I struggled with the storyline of this retelling of Gilgamesh. To be fair, I didn't particularly favor the original. I felt that this retelling had promise, based on the synopsis. A few scenes made me uncomfortable, and I would end up skimming through the story.

I'm sorry, but I just couldn't connect to Gil Marsh.

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Jan 24, 2012 Rene Kirkpatrick rated it 3 of 5 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed this, not something I would have picked up normally, except that it is a retelling of the Gilgamesh story. Two boys become great friends, one dies, the other goes on a quest to ease his heart and maybe bring him back from the dead.

Very good story, I am a sucker for friendship stories between boys that are sensitive and more than potty jokes and punching. This is one.

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Dec 02, 2012 Melinda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: school

This is the kind of book that I would've liked to be a little bit of a tearjerker -- just from the description on the book jacket it ought to be sad, but I didn't feel any emotional connection with Gil. It was a quick and interesting read, but I would've liked for it to go beyond surface level.

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Aug 25, 2012 Ms. K Fast rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Not much to the plot. The friendship between the boys was realistic however most of the book took place following the death, and didn't give enough time building on the actual relationship. The journey was also a little unrealistic however I enjoyed the fact it took place on home soil!

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Jun 16, 2012 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The beginning was mildly interesting and relatable, but as the story dragged on, the more Gil made bad choices that didn't make any logical sense whatsoever. There was no closure and was just an example of poor planning.

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Mar 23, 2012 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic-retellings

All heroes die. What makes them heroes is that their stories don't. This retelling of Gilgamesh may be the first truly heroic tale you run into all year.

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Aug 08, 2012 laaaaames added it · review of another edition

OMFG WHAT

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I have telling and writing stories since childhood. I took a short break to write dreadful poetry, and then a longer one while I worked as an attorney, writing legal briefs and telling stories about my clients. I have returned to fiction, and published two middle grade novels, No Castles Here (ALA Rainbow Book; Kirkus Review starred review) and Come Fall (CCBC Choices Book; Publishers' Weekly star...more

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