Summary
Joe Dunthorne: The Submarine
At once a self-taught sociologist, a spy in the confusing world of adults, and a hormonally driven emotional explorer, Oliver Tate tries to navigate the murky and uniquely dangerous waters of adolescence silently and invisibly.
His goals? To discover the secrets of his parents' shaky marriage, to solve the mystery of attractive and equally strange classmate Jordana Bevan, and to understand how and where he himself fits among these mysterious and confusing beings in his orbit.
While he tries, heartbroken, to prevent the sinking of his parents' marriage ship, lose his innocence and navigate the straits of happiness, Oliver, above all, wants to remain a normal human being. What is he to do?
Balanced on the thin edge of innocence and experience, Oliver Tate decides to ignore the torpedoes around him and, like a submarine, dive into the depths.
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