Language: R (80
swears, 17 ‘f’); Mature Content: R (descriptive talk about paraplegics and sex,
implied sex); Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: HS
- OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Aaron is done with
the bookstore opened by his parents. In
fact, he’s pretty much done with everything.
So now that he’s made the decision to sell the store and signed the contract,
why are all of these people trying to help him – him and his socially anxious
father. He doesn’t need Chad, the
paraplegic who drags him to see a band with a very attractive lead singer. Nor does he need the jobless lumberjacks who
want to improve everything around the store. But he can’t seem to find the
right time to tell his father, first, or even anyone, that the store is no
longer theirs. Is there any way he can
raise $13,000 in less than a month and cancel the contract? Maybe – but it
would involve selling off his deceased brother’s record collection that he left
in Aaron’s trust.
Since I listened
to this, I have to mention that every time I heard the father’s voice, it was
like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. I wanted Aaron to sell the store and
run just so that I didn’t have to hear it again. But I really liked Chad and
the lumberjacks – Aaron really found better friends in him than he
deserved. A little bit about living with
a parent with a mental illness, a little bit about the importance of
confronting grief head on, and a lot about being honest – with yourself first
and then with others.
Book was loaned
from libro.fm for an honest review; narrated by Sunil Malhotra
Cindy, Library
Teacher, MLS
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