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Promising Young Man
Paperback
Publisher: My Delightful Life Press
Published: Feb 11 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Winner 2026 IndieReader Discovery Award for New Adult Fiction, a troubled young man gets a shot at redemption in a fun & powerful exploration of belonging, societal expectations, and loss of innocence that BookLife Reviews calls deeply relatable.
A modern Caulfield meets Harold and Maude with an ADHD twist-darkly witty, achingly real.
- 2026 IN THE MARGINS TOP 10 FICTION
- BOOKLIFE REVIEWS EDITOR'S PICK
- BLUEINK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK (STARRED REVIEW)
- KIRKUS REVIEWS: GET IT
Oscar Danielsson is eighteen, brilliantly ADHD, and about to ruin his life-again.
fascinating, original, and exceptional...especially and unreservedly recommended - Midwest Book Review (Library Bookwatch, May & June 2026)
You'll hate yourself for putting it down to go to bed, but you'll remind yourself that you're trying to make it last. - Dr. Moses Altsech, Professor, Wisconsin School of Business
The writing and dialogue are so on point... the book is sweet and endearing with something for everyone. - BlueInk Review (Starred)
Axel's writing crackles with energy and hard-won insight, capturing Oscar's inner monologue in a way that feels both authentic and deeply relatable. -BookLife Reviews (Editor's Pick)
deeply moving, sharply observed... truly enjoyable. - Sarah C. Maza, Member American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Professor of History Emerita Northwestern University
a quiet masterpiece - Samuel Durr, Learning Specialist, William C. Goudy Technology Academy
Dark humor Road trip adventure Intergenerational friendship ADHD representation done right
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