I got so tired of looking up words that I put the book down. I did just read a newsgroup where everyone seems to love this book, but I fear I'll not finish enough of it to find out. Joseph Wambaugh's Floaters had the same feel as The Secrets of Harry Bright . William Goldman's The Silent Gondoliers lists S. Morgenstern as the author. Morgenstern is also the fabled writer of The Princess Bride .
Character development is wonderful.
Even though the book is very short, Luigi will stay in your heart long after the last word is read. Unfortunately, the book is out of print and is very difficult to find. I recently read Tim Willocks' Green River Rising , which is an action-filled prison novel. A Stranger , part of the Tillerman Saga, has the same warm tones as the prior books in the Saga, and delivers the usual Cynthia Voigt depth of character development. Voigt's Izzy, Willy-Nilly is a touching Young Adult novel about a girl who is seriously injured in an automobile accident while riding with her inebriated date.