Name: Cindy Lieberman's review of Golden boy by Abigail Tarttelin
Item: Golden boy
Rating: 5
Author: Cindy Lieberman

Abigail Tarttelin

"The Walker family is good at keeping secrets from the world. They are even better at keeping them from each other. Max Walker is a golden boy. Attractive, intelligent, and athletic, he's the perfect son, the perfect friend, and the perfect crush for the girls in his school. He's even really nice to his little brother. Karen, Max's mother, is a highly successful criminal lawyer, determined to maintain the fac̦ade of effortless excellence she has constructed through the years. Now that the boys are getting older, now that she won't have as much control, she worries that the fac̦ade might soon begin to crumble. Adding to the tension, her husband, Steve, has chosen this moment to stand for election to Parliament. The spotlight of the media is about to encircle their lives. The Walkers are hiding something, you see. Max is special. Max is different. Max is intersex. When an enigmatic childhood friend named Hunter steps out of his past and abuses his trust in the worst possible way, Max is forced to consider the nature of his well-kept secret. Why won't his parents talk about it? What else are they hiding from Max about his condition and from each other? The deeper Max goes, the more questions emerge about where it all leaves him and what his future holds, especially now that he's starting to fall head over heels for someone for the first time in his life. Will his friends accept him if he is no longer the Golden Boy? Will anyone ever want him--desire him--once they know? And the biggest one of all, the question he has to look inside himself to answer: Who is Max Walker, really?"--Jacket.

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Golden boy

Jordan Peet

Cindy Lieberman

A well-told tale of an Oxford (UK) teen born both male and female (intersex) to high-powered parents. I recommend karen(sic)’s review and synopsis: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Georgia Carr

I think I'm finally willing to admit that I have no interest in finishing this book. It keeps staring at me from my Goodreads home page and I keep saying to myself I'll finish it, but why? So I can make myself feel better about actually finishing a book? I don't need to do that. There are thousands and thousands of amazing books out there that I can finish and love and not take THREE MONTHS to finish (or not finish, as I have decided to do). 

This is not a bad book, but it just wasn't for me. It tells a very interesting story and I was fascinated at the beginning, but as it went on, I felt it started to drag and things just got a bit annoying, to tell the truth. I only had 20% or so left to read, so I think I made a fair dent into it, and I'm just not bothered about completing at.

MAX WALKER - BLUE-EYED BOY OR GIRL NEXT DOOR? 'Terrific. A poignant, brave and important book. - S J WATSON 'A gripping read. Tarttelin is a natural storyteller' MATT HAIG 'Tarttelin broaches the topic of intersexuality bravely, describes the crimes committed against Max intensely, and evokes his ensuing emotions poignantly. A highly praised new author' WE LOVE THIS BOOK To the outside world, Max Walker is a golden boy: a loving son and brother, the perfect student, captain of the football team and every girl's dream boyfriend. But Max was born intersex - neither fully boy nor fully girl. Now something terrible has happened to him, the consequences of which have left him questioning his gender identity. Can the people around him - his girlfriend, his classmates, his ambitious parents - accept him for who he is? Or will Max's secret tear his world apart?

A compelling, brave novel about coming to terms with being intersex

Golden Boy

Анастасия Розова

It was pretty good. The end was kind of predictable, but good. I liked it after all. My mind wasn't blown away, but it was really nice to learn a little bit about intersex people, how they cope with it, especially if they are just teens. I liked Max as a character, as well as his little brother. I would recommend reading this book, 'cause it'll give you something to think about.

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