Furious Thing

Name: Furious Thing
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jenny Downham
ISBN: 9781338605259

Author: Jenny Downham

Narrator: Jenny Downham

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 01/07/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming Of Age, Family, Social Themes

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Costa Book AwardsNamed as one of the best books of 2019 by the Sunday Times, Financial Times and Irish Times.From the critically acclaimed author of Before I Die comes a remarkably affecting story of a girl who burns with anger for reasons she can't understand, and the power and risk that comes with making noise. Fans of E. Lockhart, Jennifer Niven, and Gayle Foreman will find their own fury in this exceptional novel for our times.Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse.If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her stepfather would accept her, her mom would love her like she used to, and her stepbrother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her. She wants these things so badly, she's determined to swallow her anger and make her family proud.But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface waiting to erupt . . . And there'll be fireworks when it does.From the bestselling and award-winning author of Before I Die, You Against Me, and Unbecoming comes a remarkably affecting story that explores the myriad of ways a girl's sense of self can be whittled away, and what might happen when she fights back.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on February 06, 2022

I breezed through this one, couldn’t put it down. 👍 It’s very complex. 🛑Trigger Warnings: emotional/verbal abuse, emotional neglect, etc. I truly wanted to know what was going to happen, very well written, invested in characters, etc. 👌 There are two problems that I felt were left unresolved and jus......more

Goodreads review by Mena on December 19, 2019

Furious Thing is incredibly fucked up, and one of the most compelling stories of gaslighting I've come across in recent times. "Did he hit you?" "Did she touch you in places she's not supposed to?" It's sad that some people still believe that the only kind of abuse is physical. And Lex, oh Lex. I love......more

Goodreads review by Caiti on January 28, 2020

Furious Thing centers around fifteen-year-old Lexi and her daily life with her mother, younger half sister, and soon-to-be stepfather, John. Her biological father is a no-show, and John is the "father figure" in her life, though he seems to wish he was getting a different stepdaughter than he is. Ho......more

Goodreads review by Stacey | prettybooks on August 30, 2020

Note: I read this for the YA Book Prize 2020 (I'm one of the judges, hooray!).......more

Goodreads review by Annabelle on September 29, 2019

Jenny Downham is up there in my top authors list. Every book she writes has the power to break your heart into tiny pieces and put it back together again, a bit battered, but altogether better for having had the experience. Her latest book, Furious Thing, is no different. In typical Downham style, Fu......more