Damn..when I saw the cover of this book, I thought it would be like an innocent little kids book about a poor middle schooler trying to survive. NO. I mean, yea it is about a poor middle schooler trying to survive but I wouldn’t consider it a kids book. No way. It was WAY too graphic for it to be a kids book. You know what I mean? Also, there were a good amount of swear words so that’s also another reason why. And the main character Rex was harassed in like every page.
But why did I give it 5 stars? Well bc the characters and the story is so good in this book! Like im not poor or anything, but I felt everything that the main character Rex felt like in Free Lunch. I related so much to him when he started middle school. (well, im sure everyone could relate but still) Also his mom literally scared me like in the entire book lol. But that’s a good thing! It means that the author knows how to frickin write! Also I like that this whole entire book is like the author’s “memoir.” That’s another thing why I like this book. Listen, I don’t read memoirs at all but this specific “memoir” just grabbed my attention for the very start.
And so if you don’t like drama books or books that have either harassment or graphic themes, your not gonna like this book. If you do (this may sound weird) this book may be your best friend depending on how much drama you like. So yea 👍