An evocative exploration of adolescence, loneliness and masculinity
- Adam and Teddy, high-schoolers in Vijay Khurana's debut novel, have limited social connections.
- Their relationship is competitive; Adam has a capacity for violence and a fractured home life.
- The boys embark on a road trip through Canada, during which they buy a rifle and kill a traveling couple.
- Teddy struggles with his subordinate role to Adam and seeks connection.
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An evocative exploration of adolescence, loneliness and masculinity
Australian author Vijay Khurana’s debut rewards being read multiple times.
Adolescence is a technical masterpiece that exposes the darkest corners of incel culture and male rage
Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland and Susan Hopkins, University of the Sunshine Coast Filmed in a one-take style, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s new crime drama Adolescence is being hailed by critics as a technical masterpiece. Out now on Netflix, the four-part series follows the fallout surrounding 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) after he
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