Read it yourself and then you can thank me. Kenny Boyle is a talented writer and very, very clever. I thoroughly enjoyed The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock. Is there light at the end of the tunnel or is it a train? Then someone dies and the pain and the guilt are almost unbearable. The description of smoking pot for the first time is worth the price of admission. Then the adventures and misadventures begin: Cat is struggling, too, with her painting and depression and Wendy finds her fascinating. That is until she meets a kindred spirit. She is immature for her age, a loner who struggles with anxiety and depression. Wendy is a college graduate and a writer of poetry. It's true that laughter is the best medicine. It reminded me that the best of best friends are those that laugh together. So what's it about? Let's see, there's friendship, family, living a creative life, struggles to keep yourself together and find your place.
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It is full of heart and humor with characters you will root for. The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock is a debut worth reading. “’Because not everyone who stands at the top of the mountain falls,’ Lily tells me softly, ‘but when people think they might, it’s important they get help. All views expressed in this review are my own. Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the digital review copy of this novel. Well-written and insightful, humorous and heartbreaking but hopeful, The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock by Kenny Boyle is a story that touches your heart. With humor and compassion, author Kenny Boyle touches upon themes of friendship, trust, bullying, mental health and how important kindness, communication, and conversation is for helping those who are struggling. The author does a wonderful job of depicting Wendy’s feelings of inadequacy and her struggles that she shares in her own words as she begins to comprehend that she is not alone and others, whose lives may seem more put together, might also be struggling. While friendship with Cat allows Wendy to evolve and find her own voice, it also encourages her to take stock of her own life and understand the motivations of those around her. However, her story is about much more than how two lost souls find comfort and friendship in one another and the author skillfully turns the discussion toward more sensitive topics, while keeping the tone compassionate but impactful. Wendy is quirky and endearing and her worldview is unique – partially influenced by her inability to socialize on a large scale and, partially because she traverses between reality and fantasy. Socially uncomfortable, with only few friends and lonely, Wendy finds a fast friend in Cat, an aspiring artist and ex-colleague who is also struggling, with whom she has fun (and gets into trouble) and can share her fantasies, stories and poetry, her insecurities and her fears. Her friendship with Catriona, “Cat”, proves to bring a breath of fresh air into her life. Unemployed after her love for using big words lands her in trouble in her call-center job, she finds herself alone and depressed, not quite motivated to search for a job. As the narrative progresses, Wendy, who loves writing poetry and learning new words, takes us through the sequence of events that has led to her present state. But a black cloud is about to overshadow this new-found liberation, as well as to put Wendy on the wrong side of the law.įresh, insightful and funny, as well as unflinchingly honest about the tougher side of life, Kenny Boyle's debut novel takes us deep into the psyche of a likeable misfit who treads a fine line between reality and fantasy - and just wants the world to see her true self.Īs the story begins we meet Wendy, who has just committed a felony, an “ art heist”, and is hiding out in the attic of the house she shares with her Gran who raised her. It's just what Wendy needs and it's also brilliant for her creative juices. Jobless and depressed, she finds consolation in a surprise friendship with another disgruntled ex-colleague, wild-child painter Cat, who encourages her to live more dangerously. But her manager isn't amused by that and, after a public dressing-down, Wendy walks out. She tries to brighten her call-center job by shoehorning as many long words as possible into conversations with customers. So how comes she's on the run after an art heist?Īn aspiring writer from the Southside of Glasgow, Wendy is in a rut.
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