The Boy in the Book, by Nathan Penlington
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When Nathan discovered a job lot of the first 106 adventures for sale on eBay, there was never any question that he would place a bid. When the books arrived, he lost himself in the old adventures. Yet, as he flicked through the pages, there was another story being written. In the margins of each book were the scribblings of the little boy who had once owned them, a little boy by the name of Terence John Prendergast. Terence wrote jokes and hints for adventurers following the same stories as him. More troubling, among the notes were intimations of a tormented childhood: of the boys and teachers who bullied him; of the things he hated about himself and had to improve; of his thoughts of suicide and his desperate need to find friends, be liked, and find somebody - anybody - to confide in. THE BOY IN THE BOOK is Nathan's poignant recreation of the discovery of the fragments of Terence Prendergast's diary, his quest to find the lost boy, and the friendship that resulted from their first meeting. In doing so, Nathan is forced to examine his own childhood - and, as his relationship with Terence deepens, he begins to believe that the two men are not so different, and to reflect on the darkness that can exist in childhood.
The Boy in the Book, by Nathan Penlington - Amazon Sales Rank: #4779079 in Books
- Brand: Penlington, Nathan
- Published on: 2015-04-14
- Released on: 2015-04-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.75" h x .75" w x 5.25" l, .67 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
The Boy in the Book, by Nathan Penlington Review A charming read, a lot of which will no doubt have you nodding along in reminiscent agreement. Particularly if you were born in the 80s. judgingcovers.co.uk If you have a love of books and the escape they can give you, its an absolute must Liz Loves Books An incredibly moving book which reflects the way many of us feel during childhood and demonstrates that things do get better. Mrs Holpepper: Bookworm An epic journey full of charm and wit, Books with bunny A complete charmer ... A touching and intriguing story of books and how the teen years can make or break the man. ted-reader
About the Author Nathan Penlington is a writer and performer who has appeared on BBC Radio 1, Radio 3, Radio 4, 6 Music, and Australia's ABC. His last show, Uri & Me, toured the United Kingdom to fantastic reviews in 2011, and he is currently touring Choose Your Own Documentary, a show that shares the discoveries of THE BOY IN THE BOOK. The show won a Fringe First award at Edinburgh in August 2013, and in 2014 it was nominated for the innovation award at Sheffield's Doc/Fest, and was an official selection at New York's Tribeca Film Festival.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The undoubted charm of the obsessed and the shy By Lady Fancifull Nathan Penlington is a writer, comedian and performance artist. He also suffered prolonged ill-health as a child, and has an introspective nature prone to obsession. Perhaps, or perhaps not, caused as a reaction to months off school, away from normal peer socialisation"Depression could be understood as stemming from a feeling of lack of control and obsession as about regaining control over your environment. For me obsession was a preventative cure that has since become a personality trait"He is also a compulsive collector - whether of facts or objects. As a child, he amassed, as children often do, various collections. One of these was a series of interactive books by Edward Packard called Choose Your Own Adventure Books, where the reader has the choice of a multiplicity of outcomes, leading to further choices and more.As an adult in his late 20s, briefly living back at his parents home after a relationship break-up, Penlington buys a collection of 106 of these from eBay, revisiting his childhood. He discovers parts of a diary in the pages of one of the books, kept by the then owner, a boy called Terence Prendergast.Some years pass, and Penlington becomes obsessed with tracking down the original owner of those books and the diary.This book is about that search, and also about the performance piece he and others created about the search, and about the `Choose Your Own......' making it an interactive piece for the audience, depending on their choices. This show won a Fringe First award, was highly praised, and Penlington has toured it more widely.All the above is just the bare facts, but can't begin to describe the hilarious, heart-catching, intelligent, compulsive, absorbing, tender, painful, enchanting mix of this book.Questions and doubts occurred to me as I read, and may occur to other readers, but I can't even voice them, because they would/might interfere with your own journey through this delightful mix-up, often darting down side-trails, journey of a book. Anyway, Penlington will answer your questions in the fullness of time.Along the journey you will be exposed to never-sent love letters written by Nathan Penlington to a girl he had a hopeless crush on, when he was 11. Girls (and boys) migh cry with a mix of laughter and Awwwwwwwwwwww at the letter. You will meet a chatty graphologist, psychologists specialising in children, the author of those books, a band of middle aged men who still play Dungeons and Dragons in a shop in Birmingham, presided over by the owner, who perches, cross legged and magus like, on his counter. You will get a blow by blow account of films you never wanted to watch but might now feel curious about. Thrill to the emails of a German Heavy Metal band called Prendergast, contemplate booking a retreat in the Prendergast Caravan park, out of season, follow the trail to Kerrang! Radio DJ Johnny Doom, wonder about the curious disappearance of a photo of astrologer Russell Grant, and more.......Nathan Penlington bares his tender heart, his inquiring mind, his sense of playfulness, self-mockery and his interest in EVERYTHING. You, like the author himself, will absolutely get caught up in the fascination of the quest to find Terence. Does he? Will he? What happens? Why does it take so long for Nathan to decide on the journey at all? Why did he do it? Would you? The book makes the reader ask the questions you might be burning to utter, if you knew Nathan. As you will feel you do.You will also be determined to go and see the show, which, if the book is anything to go by, will bring tears to your eyes as you howl with self-mocking laughter, recognising aspects of your own, weird, quirky, individual humanity.I now need to see if I can track down what the remarkably thrashy and ear-blasting Prendergast band sounded like. Maybe not, I can tell from the lyrics to one song this is not going to be my kind of music.A lovely and life affirming, questy experience!I received this book as an ARC from the publishers
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Boy in the Book By S Riaz The author of this book, Nathan Penlington, is a poet, a performer and a writer. As a child he loved “Choose Your Own Adventure” books – where you could choose various options, which gave different outcomes to the storyline. I too remember reading similar books as a child, where you picked to go down a certain passage, or through a door, and emerged in a different part of the adventure, trying to solve a puzzle. Seeing a complete set of his favourite childhood reads for sale, he immediately ordered them; but was not prepared for the journey this innocuous transaction set him on. On unpacking his purchase, he finds they were all owned by a boy called Terence and, inside the books, he finds notes and even pages from his childhood diary which suggests that he was bullied, lonely and unhappy. The notes are all dated in the 1980’s, which, coincidentally, remind Nathan of his childhood – much of it spent isolated and at home because of illness.The author is quite open about having an obsessive nature – he is a collector, he needs to complete what he begins and he quickly finds that he becomes haunted by the diary. What happened to that boy, who was self conscious, shy and who felt left out and depressed? Despite his girlfriend suggesting he is taking things too far, Nathan begins to try to track down Terence and discover what he is doing now. His concern for the childhood Terence is very touching and you do completely sympathise with his need to discover what happened to this boy; a fellow reader and a lover of puzzles. It is also obvious that Nathan sees much of Terence in himself and identifies strongly with him and his problems.I have to admit that a lot of this book really did make me smile. I also have quite an obsessive nature and so I did understand why Nathan felt the need to discover Terence’s whereabouts; although he did seem quite compulsive. Eventually, Nathan has to question why he needs to know what happened quite so badly and he realises that he has to face up to his own issues. On the journey, there are musings and digressions on all sorts of things; from diary keeping, handwriting analysis, shyness, illness and general bookishness. Nathan even gets to meet the author of the Adventure books and question him about the series. I think this will appeal to many readers, especially those who enjoy finding the notes, dedications and inscriptions found in second hand books. Overall, this was an oddly moving book – both humorous and profound – and I am really glad that I read it.Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Boy in the Book By Damaskcat The author bought a collection of over one hundred 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books from the nineteen eighties on eBay. He had loved them as a child but had never had a full collection. When he receives them he finds that their previous owner Terence Prendergarst, had written his name and address in them as well as making comments in the margins and leaving pages from a diary in one of the books. An obsession with Terry and a need to know what happened to him dominates his life for several years.This book is the story of what happened when he tried to locate the previous owner of the books and in the process uncover some aspects of his own childhood and maybe come to terms with it. So this book is part quest and part memoir and also partly a book about books. I had never heard of the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books so I was intrigued by the whole concept. I found the author's quest to track Terry down fascinating though at times it was also mildly irritating and I wanted to know why he didn't just look up the guy's childhood address on the internet and see who lived there now! But that wouldn't have made the book half so interesting so I've since got over that irritation.I found the book a fascinating, funny and at times poignant read. It is about childhood, adventure, making choices and keeping diaries among many other subjects. If you like books which could lead you anywhere then try this one. If you like memoirs and mysteries then read this. Lastly if you still remember your childhood reading choices then read this.
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