Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Pan by Michael Clune is a staggering coming-of-age novel.
What We Say: “In the bleak Chicago suburbs of the 1990s, a 15-year-old boy experiences panic attacks and his doctor teaches him to control his anxiety by breathing into a paper bag. So far, so sensible. But what if this isn’t really a panic attack? What if the Greek god Pan has actually got trapped in Nick’s body? So begins this thrilling coming-of-age saga from Michael Clune, the author of the acclaimed memoir White Out: The Secret Of Heroin. It’s wild, strange and savagely funny.” – Maria Padget
What They Say: “A strange, vivid and intense novel about the mystery of consciousness and the magic of childhood” – Tao Lin
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Maria Padget is Book Club Director at Service95
