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The After Life
Nineteen-year-old Will Shepherd has never met his father, even though they live on opposite ends of Manhattan. Suddenly, within twenty-four hours, Will meets his father and his two halfsiblings, Kyle and Liz, and then his father dies out of the blue.
A clause in the will requires Will to drive back to New York from the funeral in Florida with self-absorbed Kyle and gorgeou
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Published
October 5th 2006
by Razorbill
(first published October 1st 2006)
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~3/5
This book... This book was just, so... I was hoping for something different from this book, and what I got was not what I wanted or hoped for, in a bad way.
It's about three people: Will, Liz, and Kyle Shepherd, who are separated siblings, and who meet just before their father dies, and then go on a small road trip home from the funeral, somewhat at the request from their fathers will.
I did not like Will very much. He's nineteen, and yet is a bit of a drunk; is a drunk, which I did not like....more
This book... This book was just, so... I was hoping for something different from this book, and what I got was not what I wanted or hoped for, in a bad way.
It's about three people: Will, Liz, and Kyle Shepherd, who are separated siblings, and who meet just before their father dies, and then go on a small road trip home from the funeral, somewhat at the request from their fathers will.
I did not like Will very much. He's nineteen, and yet is a bit of a drunk; is a drunk, which I did not like....more
I have never read a story in my life where every single character, protagonists and minor characters didn't have one redeeming or endearing quality about them until now. Sure, characters need flaws, but a quiver full? However, that said, the story was good, but the ending a little flat. I will check out one more story by this author before I totally give up on him, and likely two. A bit rambling into the literary which I don't care for, but I do like books that take us around the country.
Really, really liked this book at the beginning - kind of Rob Thomas meets Gossip Girl, really entertaining - but then I feel like it got kind of strange. And I like strange usually, it just, I don't know, didn't work for me. But I'd still be interested in reading more of Ehrenhaft.
A different spin on a coming of age story for a prep school kid who's drug infused, hippy father dies and in doing so, throws the guy together with his step sister and brother on a cross country trip from hell.
Funny, crass, and touching all at once.
Funny, crass, and touching all at once.
Dull. Kid's rich dad dies, he hangs out with half-siblings for a while, is typical obnoxious YA boy (as boyfriends, many of them are amazing, but somehow whenever they are the star of a book themselves, at least after 1980, they suck).
I originally picked up the book because I liked the premise, but the actual plot was rather wacky and out there. Three stars because I really enjoyed Ehrenhaft's writing and character development. Everything else was "ehh".
I liked this book, I think that it'd make a great movie. But I didn't love it. I think we could have seen more about the characters and why they act the way they act but, I thought the plot was pretty cool and it's not one I'd usually pick up. A good read.
This book is odd, but not as off-the-wall strange as many of the books I've read recently. It's basically the tale of an underage alcoholic--Will--trying to reconnect with his estranged father after the man's untimely death. This also means connecting with his half-siblings--Liz and Kyle--who want to help and get rid of Will (respectively). Together, they set out on an epic journey to get back to New York and work out what, exactly, could come of the trip in the first place.
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It is a great book to be recommended.
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Not sure why I even finished this book. Not very enjoyable and really not realistic. Boring.
it was a fun read. a little bizzare, but gstill good. i liked it.
Dysfunctional doesn’t even begin to describe the Shepherd family. Will is a 19 year old raging alcoholic who is in love with his halfsister. Will’s father has been absent his entire life. When his father dies, he speaks from the grave, and commands that Will accompany his half siblings on a bizarre road trip that involves a beloved 1988
orange Volvo.
orange Volvo.
orange Volvo.
orange Volvo.
weird. really weird. well-written, engaging...but a really weird story line.
I'm not sure what happened.
I'm not sure what happened.
Sooooo good very nice plot and intriuging.
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Daniel Ehrenhaft is the author of several dozen books for children and young adults—so many books, in fact, that he has lost count. He has often written under the pseudonym Daniel Parker (his middle name, which is easier to spell and pronounce than his last), and occasionally Erin Haft. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Jessica, as well as a scruffy dog named Gibby and a psychotic cat named Boots...more
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