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One of the Boys : A Novel by Daniel Magariel is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is One of the Boys : A Novel about?
A “gripping and heartfelt” (The New York Times Book Review) story about two young brothers contending with the love they have for their abusive father, One of the Boys is “one of the most striking debut novels of the year” (Rolling Stone).The three of them—a twelve-year-old boy, his older brother, their father—have won the war: the father's term for his bitter divorce and custody battle. They leave their Kansas home and drive through the night to Albuquerque, eager to begin again, united by the thrilling possibility of carving out a new life together. The boys go to school, join basketball teams, make friends. Meanwhile their father works from home, smoking cheap cigars to hide another smell. But soon the little missteps—the dead-eyed absentmindedness, the late night noises, the comings and goings of increasingly odd characters—become worrisome, and the boys find themselves watching their father change, grow erratic, then dangerous. Set in the sublimely stark landscape of suburban New Mexico and a cramped apartment shut tight to the world, One of the Boys conveys with propulsive prose and extraordinary compassion a young boy's struggle to hold onto the pieces of his shattered famil
Who reads One of the Boys : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Daniel Magariel
- Publisher
- New York: Scribner
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781501156182
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.57 / 5 (1,570 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14