Review: A must read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
I have read all of Morgan Parker's books and I will say that although his first, Textual Encounters, will remain a favorite of mine, his latest, Sick Day is by far his best.This sometimes very intricate yet at the same time very simple love story is about Hope and Cameron.  Two people who fell in love and thought it would be forever.  But then life and other loves get in the way and they don't see each other again for years. That is until they do. But then they separate again and now it's 3 years later and we have the tale of a man on a mission. He wants one day that they both call in sick, to convince his soulmate, his other half that they were meant to be.Cameron's journey to win back the love of his life is not an easy one and you're never really sure if he will.  The book is told through both flashback and present day, which explain how our couple have remained separated all these years and the longing that Cameron has often felt and just couldn't shake.This unique love story is a true roller coaster ride full of many twists and turns. You can't help but get caught up in every emotion our hero is feeling. And with the help of some very interesting secondary characters that don't always have our hapless hero's best interests at heart, I found myself laughing quite a bit as well!Morgan Parker writes like no one else. He has given us in Sick Day the everyday man. The one who is full of want and need for love but will find the absolute hardest way to keep it. He takes the seemingly uncomplicated and plain and turns it into something special. Something worthy of your time.  I was captivated from page one and couldn't put it down until I was finished. The author has a masterful way of writing a story within a story within a story that is so incredibly well done, when you do reach that last word, you are left in complete awe of his skill.I cannot recommend this book enough. It will be like nothing else you have ever read and once you are done, you will want to read all of the author's books. And in particular, the book Non-Friction, and the novella Hope, both of which have connections to Sick Day.A huge 5 stars.