Jason Joaquin A. (jayalmonte) reviewed on 1/22/2008

Helpful Score: 3

What an interesting and surprisingly satisfying read. As a twenty-something, I didn't think I would connect with this book when I first opened it. It's traces the life of Franklin Hata, an eighty-something retired medical supply shop owner, as he meanders through retirement in a wealthy New York city suburb in Westchester. But, he is so well drawn through Lee's narrative, that you can't help but fall in love with him, and be drawn into the story of his life, his experiences in the second World War with the Japanese military, and his life as the father of a little girl he adopted. This book was moving and profound, and I would certainly recommend it to readers of any age.

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