- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Simon Pulse; Original edition (Dec 29 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416984550
- ISBN-13: 978-1416984559
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 281 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #435,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When his older brother Kenny is killed in Iraq, fifteen-year-old Kaden Norris honors one of his last requests by flying to San Francisco to attend a book reading by Kenny's hero, Chuck Palahniuk. Kaden stays with his cousin James Morgan, another well-known author who is in his mid-thirties but parties hard and does all kinds of drugs with a much younger crowd. His girlfriend Caralie keeps a loose watch over Kaden, but he becomes enamored with the music and drug scene of San Francisco's radial youth culture. Before long, he is tossing back shots and doing lines of coke. He falls for Caralie, buys booze with a fake ID, gets into a street fight, loses his virginity, and discovers horrific family secrets all within a week. After an intense talk with James, Kaden returns to Dysart, Iowa, determined to live life by his own rules.
Disgustingly dirty crash pads, heavy metal talk, fashion reports, and references to Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club scream "cool setting." But scenes of debahuchery crowd out deeper plot development that could garner empathy for Kaden and his problems. Like most teens, he is full of self-doubt and swayed by peer pressure, but his self-discovery happens too quickly to feel authentic. Saturated with F-bombs and other expletives, scenes of drug use, and gratuitous hook-up sex, this novel is not for everyone. Kids will love its 'in your face" attitude but it is not this generation's Catcher in the Rye.
---VOYA April 2010
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Wake up and do something!
Kaden Norris's life is shattered when his older brother -- his best friend and hero -- is killed in Iraq. All Kaden has left of Kenny is a letter, urging him to break away from his sheltered life and to go to San Francisco to visit his cousin, James.
Kaden is blown away, as James introduces him to a life filled with drugs, sex, and apathy. He goes from extreme high to extreme low, having no idea what to expect. And when Kaden uncovers secrets about his family that have been kept from him for years, his entire world comes crashing down. This may not be the trip his brother had envisioned for him, but it's one Kaden will never forget.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An awesome and interesting read..., Jan 4 2010
By Kyle Hach - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mission (Paperback)
After reading Myers' first book Exit Here. I wasn't sure what to expect. Exit Here was his first novel, so I didn't know if he would go a completeley different direction, or stick to what worked for him the first time.
After finishing The Mission there was a certain reminder that it was the same author, but I actually enjoyed the way he wrote this book even more than his first. The most enjoyable part about the book was getting Kaden's perspective on the people of San Francisco and the city itself as he treaded water trying to make it through a week with his cousin. Not only does his cousin bring an interesting personality to the book, so does his cousin's girlfriend Caralie, and everyone from "The Whip Pad"
Myers' maintains his passion for describing his surroundings, people, and music; and you definitely get a feel from the author that he is also familiar with San Francisco and the different cultures that it presents.
There is no question that the book is well worth the $9.99.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read, can't put the book down, Jan 15 2012
By Book Nook - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mission (Paperback)
I have stated before I am not a big reader but I cannot Put his books down. The way he describes a scene or character quickly but yet so precisely I feel by the end of the story I am in side the story feeling what they feel and seeing what they see. If you like his others this is just as good
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a try., Mar 28 2011
By anieke - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mission (Paperback)
I found Myers' Exit Here to be entertaining from the moment I started it, so I was eager to read The Mission. The style, storyline and characters were great. I would only fault Kaden's somewhat arrogant attitude that makes him look like a complete moron at times. This was frustrating and pretty much the only reason I didn't give this a higher rating. Otherwise, an enjoyable read.
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