Book of the Week: SHY by Max Porter

In Shy, Max Porter again shows an incredible ability to get completely inside the head of his narrator, his spare and unconventionally effective prose delivering us an experience that enlarges our empathy and understanding. Shy is a young man who is both damaged and damaging, troubled and troubling, inmate of the residential institution Last Chance but also creature of a pervasive trope of masculinity. Shy is suffering; people want to help him, but can he be helped? What can he find inside him that can help him find his footing? An affecting and humane short novel, presented as a beautiful hardback. 
>>Absolute horror at the political present. 
>>Men and masculinity.
>>Lucky.
>>Entering the hinterland. 
>>His father’s voice.
>>Are novels miniature villages?
>>Pebbles.
>>Read our reviews of Lanny.
>>Read Thomas's review of The Death of Francis Bacon. 
>>Grief Is the Thing With Feathers. 
>>Your copy of Shy.