When Everything Feels Like the Movies
No. of pages 176
Published: 2016
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
There are 176 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2016 by Little, Brown Book Group .
Raziel Reid's debut novel When Everything Feels like the Movies was featured on Canada Reads 2015 defended by Elaine Lui of LaineyGossip. com. Raziel's screen adaptation of the book has been optioned by Random Bench Productions. He currently lives in Vancouver where he teaches Creative Writing for Young Adults at the University of British Columbia, and is working on his next book.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Lambda Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Lambda Literary Award.
Governor General's Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award.
Triangle Award - Lgbt Fiction
This book was recognised in the Lgbt Fiction category by the Triangle Award.
Raunchy, riotous, and real, this book is a total breath of fresh air. Hilarious and original, Jude is my new bae. A triumph * Juno Dawson, author of Under My Skin and This Book Is Gay *
Everyone is going to have an opinion on [this] ... An uncompromising and often uncomfortable read, but also very compulsive and funny * the Bookseller, Ones to Watch *
Brave and caustic . . . After winning Canada's Governor General's Award for children's literature, Reid's novel was the subject of a petition protesting its 'vulgar' content. Just another example of the ugly prejudice it so affectingly indicts * Independent *
An important novel, about what can happen when you inspire hatred because you don't fit into any supposed 'normal' category . . . a raw and original book * Telegraph, Best YA of 2016 *
A young adult novel with bite * Grazia *
Brave, powerful, and can hopefully go some way toward helping young readers understand gender and sexuality * Attitude *
Brilliant ... It's sharp, uncannily accurate and dotted with touching moments that utterly wring you out ... Unnerving yes, but it also reveals just how talented Reid is at capturing so fully the pain of growing up and discovering who you are ... It'll be hard to forget in a hurry. * Belfast Telegraph *