The relationship between Doug and Steve is strong too, with their love for nothing (a.k.a. Steve, as a character really grows and learns a lot throughout the novel that it’s hard not to feel empathetic for him.
Rats Saw God delivers and surpasses my expectations with very funny, realistic characters and a relaxed, sarcastic writing style. Stories with a male protagonist, I expect there to be tons of humour and sarcastic content. And even though I love Steve, he’s a great character, during the second half of the story, Steve becomes this lovesick puppy that is not as funny as he was during the first half. Instead of taking readers to the past for an explanation for something that affects Steve in the present, Rob Thomas takes readers to the past of something that doesn’t have any real connection to anything in the chapter. Another reason it didn’t make my favourite shelf is because during the second half, things slow down by a great deal to an almost snail-like pace which made the story seem boring even though it shouldn’t have been. One of those things is that it’s really disorganized with the past and present stories. There is only a few flaws that kept Rats Saw God from being a five-star read for me. The characters are original and very likeable I fell in love with Doug, Steve, and Sarah right away. The beginning is fast paced and funny but somewhere during the second part it slows down a lot.
Told from the perspective of Steve York, a teen going in a downwards spiral from really great to not-so-great. And through telling the story of how he got to where he is, he discovers exactly where he wants to be….Ī beautiful story about love and how messed up it can make us. Steve realizes he must write what he knows. Steve’s flunking out, but if he writes a one-hundred-page paper, he can graduate.
Now he spends his days smoked out, not so much living as simply existing.īut his herbal endeavors - and personal demons - have led to a severe lack of motivation. He had a 4.0 GPA, friends he could trust, and a girl he loved. Release Date: Ma(Original date: June 1, 1996)įor Steve York, life was good.
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