Some Hell

A wrenching and layered debut novel about a gay teen's coming-of-age in the aftermath of his father's suicide

Colin's family is dissolving in the aftermath of his father's suicide. While his mother, Diane, retreats into therapy and cynicism, Colin clings to every shred of normal life. Awash with guilt, he casts about for someone to confide in: first his estranged grandfather, then a predatory science teacher. Shunned by his siblings and rejected by his homophobic best friend, Colin immerses himself in the notebooks his father left behind. Full of strange facts, lists, and historical anecdotes that neither Colin nor Diane can understand, the notebooks infect their worldview until they can no longer tell what's real and what's imagined. A novel of aching intensity, Some Hell shows how unspeakable tragedy shapes a life, and how imagination saves us from ourselves.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 02/13/2018
ISBN: 9781555977986
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/11/2017
Booklist 12/01/2017 pg. 29
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2018 pg. 20