Ron Currie's second book impressed me, captivated me and ultimately slayed me. The end is so damn beautiful I stayed up late so I could finish and I had to remind myself to take a breath once in a while. The end is so damn beautiful I reread it this morning and wept again.
Ron Currie is a generous author. He's given us an amazing story and then some. He's offered us food for the intellect and for the soul. If you, as you're reading along, think your mind can't handle any more surprises and that a book couldn't possibly hold so many twists and turns, Currie proves you wrong time and again.
"Everything Matters" is a novel of contradictions: elegant restraint/ raw emotion; pragmatic/ spiritual; despair/ hope. It shows us we are alone and at the same time we are bravely and wonderously connected.
Currie's imagination takes us on a white-knuckled ride and in the end, screeches to a halt in front of the undeniable truth that everything does indeed matter.
Do not miss reading this book. It will change your expectations of what literature can do. It may even change your life.
7 comments:
I just ordered this book from Amazon! Can't wait to read it!
Wow. Added to the ever-growing list.
Thanks for the review, Katrina. I don't need any more recommendation than " .... I had to remind myself to take a breath once in a while." I'll get it asap.
Wow. What a terrific recommendation. I have to read it now!
Hmmmm...Will add to list.
Yes, such a great, great book! Loved it.
Great review, Katrina. I couldn't put this book down!
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