Review: INSPIRED!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
This is one of those novels where you feel guilty about laughing so hard. There is so much pain, but somehow the author allows humor to be used to heal some of what the reader is feeling for his beautifully crafted three dimensional characters. This story works so well on so many different levels. Our hero, Wiley, comes across as a mixture of Holden Caulfield, always questioning life, and a brave Alvin York, a real life but reluctant hero. Maybe that's a weird comparison, but I've rarely encountered a character like him before. He is a faithful, honest and intensely caring figure, who stands out above all the other memorable characters in this wonderful tale. At times, uproariously funny and depressing sad, this story is beautifully told by an accomplished master. The child, Noah, while he is portrayed as as a tragic ten year old deaf meth baby gives the story its intensely powerful motivation. At times it is almost unbearably sad, but just when you begin to become nearly hopeless with grief, a wallop of humor, downright belly laughter, comes along to put things in perspective.This is a must read for everyone. It is a precious gem of a story that I'm so thankful I found. It's well paced, well edited, and one hell of a ride. PLEASE TAKE MY WORD, YOU WON'T BE SORRY!