He doesn't have any friends, he hates his family, and his job only adds to his misery. When we meet Cam, he's a sullen, sarcastic teenager who pretty much hates life. At first I just kind of rolled my eyes at this, but a few chapters later I was genuinely invested in Balder and cared about what happened to him. When it comes down to it, Going Bovine is a story about a young man learning to live while dying in a hospital bed at St. The best example of this was the inclusion of the Norse god Balder, who joins the protagonists in the form of a lawn gnome.

Times Book Prize finalist and The Diviners series. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine Beauty Queens, an L.A. I loved how the author could introduce all these crazy, ridiculous ideas and characters make them work as actual characters, satire, and plot points instead of “lol so random XD”. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing) the Michael L. I’m surprised with all the people seeking to scratch that itch, this one hasn’t come up more.īased on the premise alone of “Teen dying of Mad Cow disease goes an a road trip across America to save the work because an angel told him to”, I was sold. It really did give me the same feeling as Hitchhiker’s Guide and Discworld, while also standing on its own. Has anyone else read this one? I’ve never hear anyone mention it, and that’s disappointing, because this is one of the most unique and fun books I’ve ever read. Going Bovine Libba Bray Allen & Unwin, 2010 - Adventure stories - 479 pages 113 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified When.

Going Bovine by Libba Bray