Review: Interesting Story But I Couldn't Get Into It
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
Chris is a privileged young man that is an A student and has his life relatively planned out for him. Then his mother makes a death bed confession that his father is not really his father. Chris’ step-father is a no nonsense guy and not one to take time for self reflection. Shaken to the core, Chris drops out of school and hooks up with Magda, hoping for a lover and a guide in life.Instead, Chris finds that she lives with her drunken father that spends more time reliving the past, drunk, and listening to the Blues. Chris can’t stand the guy, but starts getting drawn into his stories. Now Chris is at a cross roads in his life. He wants what his step-father has planned for his future, he wants to find himself, and now wants to travel to Europe.I have to say that I couldn’t stand Chris. He is so selfish and whiny. I wanted to slap him upside the head most of the time. This was a big turn off in this book. I couldn’t relate to him and could careless about his whole self discovery. Having said that, I did like the Old Man’s stories, they were very engaging and carried the story. Sadly they were not enough to give this book life.I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.