This book follows the main character "Butterball". Butterball is a black, overweight student in middle school who struggles with keeping his life together. His family is not well off, and he suffers from lack of attention from both of his parents as they are divorced. He spends most of his time alone as his mother is busy pursing her dream of becoming a nurse while his father is busy chasing women. The story follows him as he is a juvenile that learns to cope with his emotions and his background with the help of therapist, Liza.
What hooked me into this book was the emotions that could be felt from the characters, and I wanted to see what would become of Butterball as I pitied him for being a loner. It was interesting to see Butterball's interactions with other people and the slang he uses. Him talking to Liza and opening up to her were some of my favorite moments in the book as it was quite humorous. I felt connected to him in a way as his emotions sometimes get the best of him, which clouds his reasoning many times especially when it involved his love interest. Butterball is a very dynamic character that has amazed me with his growth and his life choices.
Throughout the story, it was awesome to see Butterball learning better morals and learning to be more considerate of others. If I were to change something about the book, I would like to add a part where he reconciles with his friend Maurice, whom he beats up in the beginning.
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ReplyDeleteBased on your summary and the author of the book, I am interested in checking this book out.
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