Loved itand that the same it goes for Tin Man by Sarah wouldn't really enjoyed it's not gonna make my favorites
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Tin Man (2018)
Others: Leaning positive "This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that. Ellis and Michael are twelve-year-old boys when they first become friends, and for a long time it is just the two of them, cycling the streets of Oxford, teaching themselves how to swim, discovering poetry, and dodging the fists of overbearing fathers. And then one day this closest of friendships grows into something more. But then we fast-forward a decade or so, to find that Ellis is married to Annie, and Michael is nowhere in sight. Which leads to the question: What happened in the years between?"--
- ISBN:
- 9780525631880
- Length:
- 269 pages
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Mixedthis book was ok it was a three star read for me so it wasn't bad at all it was definitely interesting but I think that once again the hype got to me and I still don't understand why so many people find this story absolutely beautiful and impeccable because I just found it ordinary and interesting enough but not the most amazing thing I've ever read