Review: Different, Interesting, Very Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I wasn't exactly sure what to expect with Crumple Zone, but what I got was a good book about "divine province" and how it changes the direction of people's lives.  This was a parallel story of two people, Lara & Enrique, and the intersection that changed their lives.Both were searching for something in their own destructive way and until their physical collision, neither knew exactly what they wanted, where they were going and how to get there.  Lara's meeting Rick and how he crept into her psyche; Enrique's journey into darkness and life in his mind.  This is a story of shattered illusions, coming to grips with fear, eventual trust and hope.  The contrast of the barrenness of the Atacama Desert against the seaside town and the rejuvenation of the Pacific Ocean; one is void and lonely, the other refreshing and cleansing.  A story of running away, searching and returning home broken but not beaten.  Wounded but wiser.I read this book in one sitting, captivated by the characters, their situations, how they coped, changed and learned.Very good!