Nickolas Butler

Recommended to me because I like stories about local places. I thought it was a pretty good story, tailed off a little at the end, but it's a story about relationships and friendships, and there's usually not a complete story arc with relationships. So maybe it's quite true to life. There seems to be an awful lot of negative reviews of this book, and I'm not sure why. It's a better story IMO than some of the other recent "local history fiction" books I've read. And while I have a connection to the setting, it's not as big a player in this story as the characters and plot. I might try another title by this author in the future.… (mais)

Las historias de un viejo grupo de amigos de entrelazan entre sí y, a medida que avanzan, el lector puede ir uniendo las piezas del puzzle. Me ha encantado la forma que tiene de representar la amistad, en lo bueno y en lo malo, de dar voz a todo tipo de errores que cometemos a lo largo de la vida, de poner sobre el papel cosas tan cotidianas como reales. Al mismo tiempo, la vuelta a los orígenes y al lugar donde somos nosotros, donde nos sentimos seguros, es la metáfora perfecta de una vuelta a casa. Simple pero contundente, te deja reflexionando sobre viejos tiempos y sobre tus propias vivencias. Lo he disfrutado muchísimo.… (mais)