The other is this book that I read while hanging out in the campsite. The book is written by the first boy to ever ask me out on a date. It was in sixth grade and he asked me to go see Annie with him. The date and the romance never happened (good reasons for both) but a good friendship did. We were friends through middle school and high school. After high school I lost touch with just about everyone. Then last year he found me on Facebook. He is now living in Australia and working as a psychiatric nurse and, it appears, writing amazing books.
The book was not available in the US when he first contacted me and then when it became available I was busy with the semester. Since summertime is when I do most of my fun reading I thought it would be a great read for a vacation.
The book is a series of connected short stories but reads more like a novel. The protagonist ages across the stories and there is a sense of progression and of narrative throughout the book that is never actually stated. Reviews mention the sparseness and the humanity of his writing. I would say both are right on. It is a post-apocalyptic novel/series of stories and sometimes rather grim but mostly what I took from it is what it means to be a survivor and how we are all struggling to survive in a world we don't quite get.
If you are looking for something to read this summer, this is definitely it.
2 comments:
The toenails look painful! That's definitely not the kind of souvenir to bring back home...ouch. I'm glad they don't hurt anymore.
Now, for the book. It looks completely awesome. I just read the synopsis and was hooked with the description of "The Theft That Got Me Here." I also like the idea of seeing the narrator age as the stories progress. Being a book nerd, I get excited when somebody tells me about a good book. I will add it to my ever growing list. Thank you!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
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