Listen to him! Unafraid, unsentimental, and destructively smart, The Patterns of Paper Monsters masterfully turns sadness into ecstatic, shocking laughter. "There is a new and seductive electricity in the voice of Emma Rathbone's brilliant young narrator, Jake Higgins. Lydia Peelle, author of Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing A voice that is at once heartbreaking and hilarious, and startlingly true." He refuses to succumb to the numbness and absurdity of his incarceration, in turn holding a jagged mirror shard to adolescence, failed relationships, and life in modern America. "Patterns of Paper Monsters is a dispatch from the teenage wasteland of a juvenile detention center, fervidly delivered by Emma Rathbone's irreverent, perceptive, and achingly funny young hero, Jacob Higgins. Benjamin Percy, author of The Wilding, Refresh, Refresh, and The Language of Elk And you will feel the same way, utterly charmed and disgusted, ultimately moved, when you read what promises to be one of the best books of the year by one of our best new writers, Emma Rathbone." Platform pros may find they make short work of the main game, but there are a number of bundled sidegames to try your hand at including an endless running mini game that’s great in its own right and two main story. "No matter how loudly I praised The Patterns of Paper Monsters, no matter how many classic coming-of-age stories I compared it to, the unforgettably sarcastic and broken and endearing narrator, Jacob Higgons, would no doubt roll his eyes and show his teeth in a smile that was more of a snarl and say, 'Can't you do better than that?' And I would want-as I wanted so many times when reading this debut novel-to slap him upside the head and strangle him into a hug. Paper Monsters is a bargain for its small price, with no in-app purchases needed for more levels or to improve the experience. It is only recommendable by its unique and cute style and if you like that sort of thing then it's worth downloading. However, many issues may eventually turn that smile upside down. ![]() ![]() In her pitch-perfect debut, Emma Rathbone adroitly captures the drama, both comic and deadly serious, of growing up. The ninety-nine cent app Paper Monsters has been ported over to the Wii U in the form of Paper Monsters Recut for 7.99 (at the moment this review was. Paper Monsters Recut is a charming platformer that will put a smile on most gamers' faces. In a voice filled with confusion, yearning, and sardonic humor, Jacob narrates his improbably sweet romance with Andrea, an inmate with whom he shares rare glances, melodramatic conversation, and waxy cookies at rigidly chaperoned "socials." But when David, a mysterious, conniving adolescent, handpicks him to assist in a plot to bring about the center's demise, Jacob has to weigh the frail new optimism of his relationship with Andrea against the allure of destruction, rebellion, and escape. His antics have landed him in a North Virginia detention center, where nihilism, freedom, and redemption all take on unexpected guises. He despises his negligent mother and her alcoholic boyfriend, Refrigerator Man, and he's indifferent to school and his friends - though a little less casual about girls and marijuana. Jacob Higgins's teenage rage rarely simmers below the surface for long.
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