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Book Recommendation
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 10:54 pmThe Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd.
From Amazon:
It's Dade's last summer at home. He has a crappy job at Food World, a “boyfriend” who won’t publicly acknowledge his existence (maybe because Pablo also has a girlfriend), and parents on the verge of a divorce. College is Dade’s shining beacon of possibility, a horizon to keep him from floating away.
Then he meets the mysterious Alex Kincaid. Falling in real love finally lets Dade come out of the closet—and, ironically, ignites a ruthless passion in Pablo. But just when true happiness has set in, tragedy shatters the dreamy curtain of summer, and Dade will use every ounce of strength he’s gained to break from his past and start fresh with the future.
One of the reasons why I like this book so much is not really the storyline, but the storytelling. The characters are witty and have great dialogue. And it is just entertaining. For example, one line that really stood out to me: Whatever couple Pablo’d been talking about was gone, but there was an army green bra near the pool just lying there like some listless amphibian trying its damnedest to make it into the water and failing.
Sadly, it is the author's only book. He does have another one due out next year with some of the same characters. *impatient waiting*
From Amazon:
It's Dade's last summer at home. He has a crappy job at Food World, a “boyfriend” who won’t publicly acknowledge his existence (maybe because Pablo also has a girlfriend), and parents on the verge of a divorce. College is Dade’s shining beacon of possibility, a horizon to keep him from floating away.
Then he meets the mysterious Alex Kincaid. Falling in real love finally lets Dade come out of the closet—and, ironically, ignites a ruthless passion in Pablo. But just when true happiness has set in, tragedy shatters the dreamy curtain of summer, and Dade will use every ounce of strength he’s gained to break from his past and start fresh with the future.
One of the reasons why I like this book so much is not really the storyline, but the storytelling. The characters are witty and have great dialogue. And it is just entertaining. For example, one line that really stood out to me: Whatever couple Pablo’d been talking about was gone, but there was an army green bra near the pool just lying there like some listless amphibian trying its damnedest to make it into the water and failing.
Sadly, it is the author's only book. He does have another one due out next year with some of the same characters. *impatient waiting*
