Greg Messel
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Edmonds, Washington, USA
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Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 14
- Leden
- 85
- Populariteit
- #214,931
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 18
- ISBNs
- 22
Just maybe, the reader might also feel some small investment in today’s fallen dreams.
Dreams for America’s future (now our past) thread through this tale, with chapters hauntingly prefaced by words from the late Senator. Meanwhile America’s nightmare plays in the background—Vietnam and war all too real. A sense of government failing to listen, influencers too easily influenced, and secrets weighed down by fear, feels as relevant today as it was then. And fear is as poor a guide as dreaming.
Authentic, well-chosen details are told with a thoroughly convincing voice in this novel. Well-timed backstory fleshes out the characters’ motivations. Honest feelings and questions draw the reader in. And the final conclusion, “tears for Bobby, … but also for us,” is absolutely right, and absolutely sad.
But it’s not just a sad novel. The author weaves true love into the pain, and hope into despair. Dreams that never were just might inspire new dreams in a new generation, and it’s highly recommended.
Disclosure: I was given a copy and I offer my honest review.… (meer)