Review: The Must Read Book Of Summer 2013!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2013
I had the fortune of reading an advanced copy of this novel, and it is my favourite Schaffer book yet. The product description, and the subsequent glowing reviews the novel has garnered upon release tell you enough about the story. I don't want to spoil it and ruin the experience of reading something so fine. A work of honest-to-god literature that leaves you feeling moved and satisfied come the conclusion.I believe The Girl From Tenerife can stand side by side with The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, written by one of my favourite authors, Michael Chabon. It's that good.In my email to Schaffer, in which I gave him my feedback on the book, I noted the following:"I feel like the beating heart of the Rocky films is all over this. I feel like before, you were hitting with muscle. But Rocky never won with muscle. He won with heart. The Girl From Tenerife is a big ole love letter to writing and falling in love and doing the right thing and falling on your rear end and facing up to the ugliness of the world."This novel is something special. It's a work of literature. And it is, surely, THE must read book of this summer.