nevernorth

I heard the author read from this book at Grinnell College in Iowa. I bought it right away because I really liked Brian. It isn't the fastest read but it definitely is worth the time spent. I thought of it as the sort of book you have to suspend your sense of reality to enjoy. You can't question why things happen, or whether things seem real, you just accept it as part of the story and wait to see how it all comes out. Maybe A Miracle is a sensitive, witty, ironic and irreverent story sharing all the shades of a dysfunctional family's dignity and indignity. Monroe saves his sister from drowning on the night of his senior prom. His date had a hard time believing that he was serious about why he stood her up. The sister remains in a coma for 3 years while the mother makes her into a religious icon. The father drinks and Monroe tells the story and talks to his sister about baseball. The end is a little bit of a let down I look forward to another book by Brian Struase.

2022-11-14 16:02