Review: Wonderful character-driven family drama
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
What would you do if you were in the prime of your life, had a son, and your wife had a terrible swimming accident that left her in a vegetative state?Neil Kazenzakis is a teacher, a cross-country track coach and, in a very short time, has a TON of problems/dilemmas heaped on his head.I loved this book. The language was lyrical, flowing, inspiring. The characters were well-drawn (although I would have liked to know more from Lauren's POV).  The story, taking place in small town Michigan, brought back lots of growing-up memories.There was plenty of drama and angst and heartfelt emotion to keep the story interesting without taking away the "sweetness" of the novel - and by that I don't mean a syrupy sweet read. This is a story about a man, his wife, his girlfriend, his son plus other family and friends - and it works and inspires.