So many times I love a book but don't like the ending. This book is just the opposite.
The story is interesting but very depressing. There are two stories running side by side forty some years apart. The story told by the 13 year old boy was extremely depressing and sometimes I wondered if things were as bad as he said or if it was just in his mind. The mom of the 13 year old boy seemed to be clueless about life around her which seemed a bit off since it is hinted that she was not this way when she was a younger gal. Perhaps there was some mental illness there but that was never brought up in the story. The other story is told by a man in his fifties who has struggled with life pretty much his whole adult life.
So, a depressing story with a superb ending. The VERY end talks about hope and that however slight it may be at least it is there for a moment. The ending pushed the star rating up a bit for me.
The story is interesting but very depressing. There are two stories running side by side forty some years apart. The story told by the 13 year old boy was extremely depressing and sometimes I wondered if things were as bad as he said or if it was just in his mind. The mom of the 13 year old boy seemed to be clueless about life around her which seemed a bit off since it is hinted that she was not this way when she was a younger gal. Perhaps there was some mental illness there but that was never brought up in the story. The other story is told by a man in his fifties who has struggled with life pretty much his whole adult life.
So, a depressing story with a superb ending. The VERY end talks about hope and that however slight it may be at least it is there for a moment. The ending pushed the star rating up a bit for me.
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