June 2024 Book of the Month
This is a warm, surprising, quirky, yet real and intelligent novel you will fall in love with. It’s a coming of age tale of Frankie Parsons, a twelve year old boy (who thinks and acts much older) who worries incessantly about everyday life and the eccentric family around him. His new friend - colourful, creative, talkative Sydney - has relentless, unavoidable questions of her own that force Frankie and his family to face up to things that have lain dormant for years.
Kate de Goldi has written a tender and endearing story that will break your heart and make you laugh in almost equal measure and the final icing on the cake - the quality of the writing is quite sublime. It also has great crossover appeal to an adult audience plus it’s a great book for members of a family to enjoy together.
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The 10pm Question was a beautiful and funny book, it was touching and heart-warming, hilarious and sad.
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I loved reading this very intriguing book. It was full of interesting and hilarious characters, who made me laugh out loud. I found Frankie really fascinating, with complicated thoughts and feelings, and I got to really like him. The book made me think about what goes on in other people's lives. Once I started reading it I could not put the book down, and was desperate to know the ending, and what would happen to Frankie and his Ma.
Every night at 10pm Frankie hears what he calls a rodent voice, telling him all the things he's scared of. Every night he goes to Ma's room and she listens to all his fears, and reassures him that everything will be ok. The one thing he doesn't say is that he's worried about Ma, who hasn't left home in nine years. A new girl comes to school, funny, eye-bulging Sydney, and they become friends. He likes to talk and ask questions and he discovers he likes to talk as well and all at once life feels better. I loved reading this intriguing book. It was full of interesting and hilarious characters, who made me laugh out loud. I found Frankie really fascinating, with complicated thoughts and feelings and I got to really like him. The book made me think about what goes on in other people's lives.... Read Full Review
