The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Andrew Sean Greer
After seeing this book several times on the "We Recommend" table at B&N, I finally picked up a hardcover edition for $6.99 at Strand. I can honestly say, I wish I hadn't waited so long.
The book begins with a powerful first line: "We are each the love of someone's life", a statement which resonates throughout the book and underscores the tragedy of our hero's situation. Max is born at the turn of the 20th century with the appearance of an old man, gradually de-aging to a youth. Early on he befriends a young boy who takes him for what he is. Unfortunately, Max's parents advise him to always keep his condition a secret, thus driving the events that define the rest of his life. You can't help but imagine how different his life would be if he could have shared his secret with those closest to him, and wonder if they would have believed him if he had.
In Progress:
Time and Again -Jack Finney
Confederacy of Dunces -John Kennedy Toole
Four Past Midnight -Stephen King
The book begins with a powerful first line: "We are each the love of someone's life", a statement which resonates throughout the book and underscores the tragedy of our hero's situation. Max is born at the turn of the 20th century with the appearance of an old man, gradually de-aging to a youth. Early on he befriends a young boy who takes him for what he is. Unfortunately, Max's parents advise him to always keep his condition a secret, thus driving the events that define the rest of his life. You can't help but imagine how different his life would be if he could have shared his secret with those closest to him, and wonder if they would have believed him if he had.
In Progress:
Time and Again -Jack Finney
Confederacy of Dunces -John Kennedy Toole
Four Past Midnight -Stephen King
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