Freewill

by Chris Lynch

Book Overview

A rash of teen suicides haunts a teen with a murky history in this Printz Honor-winning novel. Will was destined to be a pilot, to skim above surfaces. So why is he in wood shop class? He doesn't... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060281766
• ISBN13: 9780060281762
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Title

One of the reviews are wrong. This story is NOT about a girl who is to commit suiside. I just wanted to clarify that. It is a book that one cannot exactly compare. When you finish reading it, it leaves you wondering......

Freewill

Freewill, by Chris Lynch. If you like uncovering mysteries and secrets then you will definitely like this book. Freewill has a little bit of everything like suspense, imagination, revealing secrets, etc. It is a little confusing but the more you read, the more you understand. ...

amazing

this book is so amazing....its practically beyond words. the magnificent way that christopher lynch portrayed will's thinkink is amazing. this whole story and premise is breathtaking. i would reccomend this to anyone. it's so beautiful and truthful.

SUSTAINED BRILLIANCE

This is the best book I've read in a year. I didn't expect to like it, but once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. It is quirky, odd, but so real. Lynch captures relationships and thought processes in a gut level way. Don't miss this one!

confusing like cap'n jazz

This book is confusing. You may shake your head more than once throughout as you wonder what you may have missed. But, unlike the only other review that is currently posted, I intend to say positive things about the book.1. Will's descriptions of what it feels like to be an outcast are wonderful. I speak to you as someone who was formerly known as invisiblegirl, so I know what Will was saying. And the way he said it, it was beyond merely true. True isn't a strong enough word. I felt what Will was saying when he said, "People are nearby, in front of your face or working shoulder to shoulder or whatever it is, but they are never ever really with you, are they? Nearby, that's the best they can ever be." 2. The book moves quickly which may feed to the confusion, but the story has a slow feel to it. You are inside Will's mind, the mind of a disturbed young man. There is a certain slowness that comes across in Will's thoughts that counteracts the fast pace of the book. The result is that the reader is able to get to know Will through the inner dialogue, his voices if you will. I feel that this "experiment" of the second person was well done. It accomplished what it set out to do, in my mind anyway.3. This isn't your standard book, but it is worth the read if you choose not to be put off by the fact that the events of the novel are not really all that important. It may sound like they are when you're describing to book: 'a series of teen suicides leaves a young man wondering if he caused their deaths unknowingly.' Sounds like some kinds of a psychological thriller, doesn't it? It isn't. It is psychological all right, but not a thriller by any means. This book is an opportunity to really get inside a characters head, in a way that few other books allow.I suggest you read it and decide how well you know yourself.