Review: A real, raw story of a man going through a mid-life crisis
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2011
Marvin Baines is approaching 40. When faced with the idea of his own mortality, he begins to unravel quite a bit. Allowing himself to be influenced by talking grass and songs on the radio, Marvin decides that he is tired of his hum-drum life. He wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it!What I love about this book is that it is in no way pretentious. It is a real story told through the view of a man that feels real. he is someone everyone knows, and very relatable. Anyone with spouses and children who has had to make sacrifices for the sake of the collective "we" can easily understand the frustration of a man who reaches 40 and realizes that he is unhappy with his life.Throughout the story Marvin often reminisces about his past, asking himself over and over again "what if"??? When finally faced with the reality of his "what if", Marvin learns a real lesson about the difference between fantasy and real life.After watching Marvin flop around crazily, grasping at survival, in the end you will be pleasantly surprised to find that he does.Overall, Myers has written an endearing story that Joe Everyman can relate too. That is the magic of Marvin Baines.