R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 1/28/2016 + 1452 more book reviews

Truly loved this book. I look for this author's work when I want to read about young people and their struggles with life. The author is so skilled at drawing interesting characters. Thomas Finch Mackee (Tom to his friends and family) is the main character. He's sensitive, he is real, he makes mistakes and he's so real.

Tom finds solace in music. He misses the only girl he loves. He misses his father. He misses his grandfather. And, he misses his uncle. Tragedy took his uncle when a fanatic blew up himself and the train in which he was riding. Vietnam took his grandfather. Alcohol took his father. His Aunt Georgie believes in him but she has her own problems. Her husband slept with another woman and they had a child but she still loves him, enough that they sleep together but don't really communicate. She becomes pregnant. So Tom is trying to work through his own emotional problems and consoling his aunt. His friends are wary of him so he's not certain who he can trust. He beings to write to the only girl he's loved. Slowly, they begin to talk through what happened. It's a good read about family, youth and its tragedies and life in general. I liked it very much.

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