Review: A very thought provoking and enjoyable tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2011
This is a surreal tale that readers will enjoy. They will especially enjoy deciphering the ending, what Slim saw in the water below Hard Creek Bridge and what he did with his grandfather's hat. Slim had finished his first semester at college and was returning from home after the mid-semester vacation. He was lonely, missed home, and found it difficult to relate to the other college students. His bus let him off at an unusual place. He walked and walked toward his college but could not find it. Then he saw Hard Creek Bridge with his college dorm just beyond it. Will he be able to cross the bridge despite the heavy wind that blows whenever he tries to cross the bridge? Why is his grandfather's hat, which means so much to him, constantly blown off by the wind? What is the meaning of this tale of struggle?