Not but what a novel! It is violent, dark, disgusting, unfair, painful. You will absorb the despair of the narrator, Dam, soon sixteen, you tell yourself that it is not possible to have such a family, blind, intransigent. The poor kid, he is not helped! While this should be the opposite, Dam is described as a shy and self-effacing, shy and sensitive, too sensitive, to some folks. Inevitably. This is not a guy, it is often beaten up by passing morons, it feels lower than dirt, it strictly has no confidence in him. And then he meets Samy and his gang. Marginal beings, free to be what they want to display. They carry a gothic look, they manifest a profound and sincere interest in each other, they do not judge, they listen, encourage and bring all that is missing in Dam. Soon, he identifies with them, no longer drops Samy, falls in love, but at the same time he must bear the taunts of his family and the many prohibitions of his father, who is still furious. His son is not a "fagot Satanist!" The words are hard, but the despair of the boy who really hurts. Dam is on edge. He collects without reacting. Or he is carving the skin, to remove all the blood he deems too in his body. Because it is inside the bulk goes, rabies ball that grows and grows again, the feeling of impurity and the need to impose brands. Then comes his birthday, and everything changed. ... Do or die. An enigmatic title, but what a shock. In 95 pages, I've only flow, flow in the narrative. It is very strong, and it calls. It is difficult to take any step back. But the text has that aptly describe and share know what the teenager disarray. Everything is true, and so what if it hurts. The more I read, the more I told myself that I had to read me so lighter stuff. To decompress. And then there are the last five pages. The last five minutes, in fact. There, I will not hide my surprise. (I even had a little trouble understanding what was going on.) Fortunately it ends well. This allowed me to feel at peace, and even Dam ... it was not possible otherwise. In short, this is an amazing novel, bluffing and recommend to all that provokes and makes you want to feel or share. The words are true, the melancholy is extremely well translated, this is a book that resonates in us strong emotions, is frankly successful.
