Sydney Spaceship eBook Jo Banks
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A troubled young man in 1970s America struggles to deal with his love for another young man....who just might be an angel.
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Derouski is certain that any day now an angel named Kemory will appear and transform his pathetic life. He refuses to accept others' opinions that he lives in fantasy to avoid facing childhood trauma.
When Sydney discovers that a teen singer, Kipp Kemo, is a dead-ringer for Kemory, he wonders if his lust doomed the angel to a mortal life. But when the two finally meet, Sydney struggles with the truth of their bond and wonders if his sanity would be saved if Kemory were to disappear.
Recommended for grades 9 and up.
Sydney Spaceship eBook Jo Banks
To summarize this story in one sentence it's about a kid who is very, very deep in denial about his sexuality. It's pretty obvious to the reader after about 20 pages but it takes Sydney the whole book to finally figure out the obvious. There were times near the end where I wished I could have grabbed him and shouted into his face, "You're gay! Deal with it!"Perhaps as a way to mask his homosexuality, 16-year-old Sydney Derouski builds this whole elaborate fantasy about an "angel" named Kemory, whose "spirit" he's somehow absorbed and needs to give back. This has led him to slit his wrists in an attempt to enter the "spirit world" so he can meet Kemory again. He survives the attempt, but is sent to a mental hospital for treatment--for the third time at least.
Then Sydney gets a look at teen heartthrob Kipp Kemo and wouldn't you know that Kipp just so happens to be a dead ringer for Kemory? So he starts obsessing about him, hanging posters on the walls and writing a letter and stuff.
It all seems pretty cut-and-dried to everyone except Sydney and therapist, but then there's a new wrinkle: Kipp has apparently been drawing pictures of Sydney and seems to confirm the details of Sydney's fantasy. So Kipp's mother brings him to the mental hospital to see if that helps.
It's not that surprising to find out the only way for Sydney to transfer Kipp/Kemory's spirit back is for them to make out as often as possible. He of course rationalizes this with the angel fantasy. Or at least it still seems like a fantasy except for how Kipp knows Sydney.
What makes the book compelling is that bit of uncertainty about Sydney's fantasy. Even by the end this isn't fully resolved, so the reader is left to make their own conclusions. There are also some other pieces that don't quite fit the puzzle, the identity of Sydney's father for instance.
Besides his sexuality and possible insanity, Sydney has a lot of other problems. His mother is a verbally-abusive alcoholic who uses him mostly for a maid. His small size and half-Cherokee heritage makes him a frequent target of bullies, who get tacit approval from adults. Be that as it may, it might explain why he fantasizes about an angel.
Overall this is a well-written book featuring compelling characters and just a little twist of paranormal. I just wish it wouldn't have taken Sydney so long to wise up. Of course if we had a more open, accepting society especially back in the 1970s it would have been a lot easier for him. I'm just saying.
BTW, there was one issue on the formatting: it seemed the publisher double-spaced the text, which looks odd.
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Sydney Spaceship eBook Jo Banks Reviews
This is an amazing book and I am looking forward to more novels. I'm one that had to get into the book with in the first few pages and this book kept me interested throughout the whole thing. I would buy it in hard copy if available. It is one I recommend to all my friends and family. I'm in love with Sydney and Kemory. I can't write and brag enough about this book. It's worth so much more and has an interesting plot and story line that keeps the reader interested.
The author describes feelings in amazing details. Normal feelings and those that the character feels that are not so normal. This ability puts the reader in the shoes of the character and allows a reader to get a great view of what is going on in the book! These are the BEST kind of books because you associate with the character best and follow the writer through their library of books that they write! Can not wait for the next one!!!!
After reading Angel Kemory, I was a little reluctant to start this one. Not because I didn't like Angel Kemory, quite the contrary, but because like Angel Kemory, I was afraid this book was going to make it difficult for me to be productive for a few days while I read it. My fears were proven completely true. I read this on breaks at work and lying in bed before sleep. Finished in two days, I got nothing at all productive done aside from my work duties.
This book pulled me in and refused to let go. I connected with Sydney in a very different way than I did Kemory, and a lot of his reactions to things reminded me almost too much of myself. He was angry and frustrated at a world that had taken away everything he had really loved. He lashed out defensively at everyone around him, including those who cared about him and wanted only to help. Beneath that rough-edged attitude though, he held a passionate, romantic soul that was begging to be let out.
At its core, this book is about a boy seeking independence, self-identity, and the love he had lost. He fought for freedom in all the wrong ways, and acceptance with all the wrong people. All very much like myself. Despite the unusual nature of their connection, Sydney and Kemory hold a special kind of bond that left me feeling both warmed and heartbroken, and remembering a love of my own, lost long ago.
Short version This book is beautiful, painful, heart-warming, and heart-breaking all at the same time. Read it. Seriously.
This author writes with a depth not often found. His characters are complex in the very best way. His plot is not predictable but instead has just enough zigs and zags to make even the best guesser of a reader surprised at the twists and turns. When I start one of these novels I can't put it down. I hope there will be more works coming soon.
This book surprised me, in the best ways. Gay romance is a favorite genre of mine, but I also love suspense and paranormal. Sydney's Spaceship had all of these!
In the beginning, I kept reading because I was interested in this kid who was being bullied. He just got out of a mental hospital? I had to know if he was really crazy, or if he really did have some kind of an angel.
Sydney seems like a troublemaker at first, but he's really a good guy who has had a difficult life and has been labeled a bad kid.
Kipp is so different from Sydney, it's really funny sometimes! He is very prissy and Sydney is just NOT!
When Sydney met Kipp, I wondered if he really was an angel or just someone he had known before and maybe because of his issues didn't remember. How long had they known each other? When did they meet?
The romance was really sweet, and not false at all. I like how Sydney is always true to himself. His reactions are very real, and sometimes he is afraid of his feelings.
To summarize this story in one sentence it's about a kid who is very, very deep in denial about his sexuality. It's pretty obvious to the reader after about 20 pages but it takes Sydney the whole book to finally figure out the obvious. There were times near the end where I wished I could have grabbed him and shouted into his face, "You're gay! Deal with it!"
Perhaps as a way to mask his homosexuality, 16-year-old Sydney Derouski builds this whole elaborate fantasy about an "angel" named Kemory, whose "spirit" he's somehow absorbed and needs to give back. This has led him to slit his wrists in an attempt to enter the "spirit world" so he can meet Kemory again. He survives the attempt, but is sent to a mental hospital for treatment--for the third time at least.
Then Sydney gets a look at teen heartthrob Kipp Kemo and wouldn't you know that Kipp just so happens to be a dead ringer for Kemory? So he starts obsessing about him, hanging posters on the walls and writing a letter and stuff.
It all seems pretty cut-and-dried to everyone except Sydney and therapist, but then there's a new wrinkle Kipp has apparently been drawing pictures of Sydney and seems to confirm the details of Sydney's fantasy. So Kipp's mother brings him to the mental hospital to see if that helps.
It's not that surprising to find out the only way for Sydney to transfer Kipp/Kemory's spirit back is for them to make out as often as possible. He of course rationalizes this with the angel fantasy. Or at least it still seems like a fantasy except for how Kipp knows Sydney.
What makes the book compelling is that bit of uncertainty about Sydney's fantasy. Even by the end this isn't fully resolved, so the reader is left to make their own conclusions. There are also some other pieces that don't quite fit the puzzle, the identity of Sydney's father for instance.
Besides his sexuality and possible insanity, Sydney has a lot of other problems. His mother is a verbally-abusive alcoholic who uses him mostly for a maid. His small size and half-Cherokee heritage makes him a frequent target of bullies, who get tacit approval from adults. Be that as it may, it might explain why he fantasizes about an angel.
Overall this is a well-written book featuring compelling characters and just a little twist of paranormal. I just wish it wouldn't have taken Sydney so long to wise up. Of course if we had a more open, accepting society especially back in the 1970s it would have been a lot easier for him. I'm just saying.
BTW, there was one issue on the formatting it seemed the publisher double-spaced the text, which looks odd.
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