Review: Four Seasons
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
In 27 (Twenty-Seven): Six Friends, One Year, RJ Heald explores the age of 27 among six people. The reader is drawn through the book in seasons: autumn, winter, spring, and summer.The six friends live their twenty-seventh year, assessing their lives in terms of their careers, families, and status symbols. With social media a large factor in their grading systems, they draw unrealistic parallels in comparison to others. Such high standards are invariably difficult to meet or exceed, and neither allow nor reflect lost love, unemployment, addiction, or betrayal.The book reflects a slice of life in today’s world. The characters reflect depth and breadth, and interact in believable ways. As the book progresses through the twenty-seventh year, it becomes apparent: what’s put on social media isn’t always a reflection of real life.