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In this debut novel, the text alternates between Steven Crashinsky's life after preventing classmate David Burnett from blowing up thei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Unique, immersive, and impressively ambitious; Crash and Burn is both an insightful take on contemporary culture and an intimate, poignant tale of two troubled boys and how they changed each other’s lives. Crash is a charming slacker—and narrator. Crash and Burn is his account not only of the terrorist incident and his and Burn’s relationship but also Crash’s attempt to deal with fame and the consequences of the attack. (In his words: “I’m not exactly the hero everyone says I am.”) The parallel narratives unfold with skillful pacing and ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More