Somebody Up There Hates You

A Novel

By: Hollis Seamon

Narrated by: Noah Galvin

Smart-mouthed and funny, sometimes raunchy, Richard Casey is in most ways a typical 17-year-old boy. Except Richie has cancer, and he's spending his final days in a hospice unit. His mother, his doctors, and the hospice staff are determined to keep Richie alive as long as possible. But in this place where people go to die, Richie has plans to make the most of the life he has left.

Sylvie, the only other hospice inmate under 60, then tells Richie she has a few plans of her own. What begins as camaraderie quickly blossoms into real love, and this star-crossed pair is determined to live on their own terms, in whatever time they have left.

Hollis Seamon creates one of the most original voices to appear in young adult literature, narrating a story that is unflinching, graphic, heartbreaking, funny, and above all life-affirming.

©2013 Hollis Seamon. Published by arrangement with Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2013 HighBridge Company

Moving yet entertaining!

Noah Galvan nailed his narration as usual. He brought the characters to life in a way that painted visual pictures in my mind. Almost as good as if it were a movie.

honest & entertaining

Noah Galvin is a great narrator, I always enjoy his performances. Story is a touching and honest treatment of end-stage hospice for a young adult. Irreverent and heartfelt at the same time.

Awful-

The first two to three paragraphs trick you into thinking this will be a good book. They took ingredients needed for a good, powerful and engaging story, and just burned the shit out of them. Awful