My Never Ending List

Donnie has one friend and one bullet, and a list that he keeps adding names to. Once you’re on the list, your name cannot be taken off. Cal, his only friend, is a jock and I feel he treats Donnie pretty badly. Most of the jocks pick on Donnie and he tries to stay away from them, which doesn’t always work. Cal being one of the few African American kids at school dumps Donnie when the jocks show up, as they take precedence over him. They share their love of comic books/graphic novels and with the comic book/graphic novel convention coming up, Donnie is getting ready. Working at home, Donnie gets an instant message but the address doesn’t ring a bell. The person wants to know why he allowed Mitchell to hit him in gym class. Confused, he follows the message to pictures on his computer and there he is being smacked by another student in class. Yes, this in a daily occurrence in Donnie’s gym class but why is this person talking to him and who is it? Dressed in black and smoking cigarettes, I think he is in awe when he finds out its Kyra. She knows so much about him and she’s not making fun of him. He’s a noble warrior in her eyes as he stands taking the punches, not fighting back and not showing fear or pain, is she for real? The words just come tumbling out of her mouth like there’s nothing standing in her way; her love for comics/graphic novels, her hatred of people, her dislike of the Jock Jerks and how stupid she feels people really are. It’s a meeting of the minds and where did this girl come from? Emotions flare and feelings get hurt when issues about relationships, attractiveness and what’s real are brought up and too many words get spoken. Lines get crossed and people walk away. It was just getting good. Fanboy was hoping to attend the convention with Kyra and Goth Girl, as they all three enjoy comic books/graphic novels. I never thought a convention could be so dramatic but this sure turned into a real show stopper.

I wanted to read another book by Barry Lyga since I am loving his serial killer series. This book had some interesting characters and I really enjoyed the storyline. When Fanboy talks to Dina, that conversation was so deep and moving that I had to take a few moments to absorb all that they were discussing. She gave him something that think about night, she shoved him. Kyra started the process and Dina was there to help push him along. Kyra was truly something. She had me laughing as she was so outspoken and a true daredevil. She just did what she wanted, said what she thought and how she was able to survive living with this outspoken spirit is amazing. This was Barry’s first novel and I really enjoyed it.