Review: A wonderful coming-of-age tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Ray Ryan is a fairly average boy growing up in England, who, along with his best friend, Kevin, is just trying to manage to get through life. The novel takes place over a rather long span of time, and chronicles Ray and Kevin, and the people that come into their lives. As they grow up, they begin to drift apart, becoming different people, however, an event takes place that upheaves Ray and all his friends, forcing him to cope and deal with the turmoil and the consequences.Ray Ryan is a wonderful journey from adolescent mischief to adulthood. The characters are fleshed-out and realistic, and I found myself caring about them. We follow Ray from age 7 to age 35, and through every stage of his life, we experience with Ray the events that shape who Ray is for years to come. I was very surprised that this was the first work of the author, and I look forward to more of his work in the future.