Boom, Boom, Boom

The world would be a better place if everyone listened to Jan’s mom. Seriously, though, this book has heart. It’s like one of those movies you randomly catch on the TV on your day off and, even though it wasn’t in your plans, you stay till the end because you can feel the love that went into creating......more

Overall I enjoyed Boom, Boom, Boom. It was a quick and fun read. Reading the first-person POV of a character as naive as Jan was a trip, to say the least. His innocence combined with his single-minded passion for his hobby (often to the exclusion of common sense) made him a fascinating character. I t......more

3.6 Jan (pronounced “Yan”) lives in the middle of nowhere Ukraine and makes bombs for his YouTube channel until he detonates a particularly large one that catches the attention of all of the local powers. Young, excessively naive, and aspiring to show the world the beauty of fiery explosions, Jan doe......more

Jan Bagan is young, lonely, and has a dead end job stocking shelves in the small Ukrainian village of Nide. But he does have a gift. He can concoct beautiful, loud explosions, which he records on YouTube for a handful of subscribers. American security agents whisk him away to Washington, DC, where t......more

I didn't know what to expect when I read this crazy thing. I subbed to Ian's Youtube so I said fuggit I'll check out her work. I was pleasantly surprised tho. Jan is a real go getter. An explosion lover who taught me that we are always surrounded by a plethora of combustible materials. His journey fro......more