Boy’s Life, Robert R. McCammon (4.0)
This book club selection was a unanimous crowd pleaser. As
with most highly rated books, the story had mystery, history, humor and a bit
something special (in this case, the real or unreal magic of childhood). The story revolves around a boy growing up in
a small town in Alabama. At the beginning he witnesses a possible murder. The
rest of the book follows his attempts to understand what happened while
managing the everyday challenges of growing up. The book accurately portrays
the tumult of the 60’s south with tensions between the black and white
communities. We all enjoyed the characters, storytelling and magic. My only
complaint was the excessive use of similes – sometimes 4 or 5 in a row. Though that
is not much of a complaint – we all felt that this was a book for all to enjoy.
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