Review: Beautiful Memoir!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2011
This is a beautiful memoir detailing the life of Johnny, the author's brother, who struggled throughout his life to find his place in the world and, ultimately, pushed everyone away in the process.  This novelette is very interesting and had me captivated from the very first page as Johnny explains his thoughts from his death bed--unable to speak to those around him, his mind drifts between the past and present, jumping back and forth to allow the reader to view the whole spectrum of his life.I really enjoyed the fact that this unconventional memoir is told from the perspective of Johnny, even though Gregory is actually the writer of this memoir.  It is obvious that Gregory spent much time grappling with the question of what life was like for Johnny, a young man scorned by one mother and loved by another, yet still unable to accept this love.  This is a very well written, deep, poignant memoir that I highly recommend to readers of all ages.  Four stars.