Author: Ethan Hawke
Translator: Deukjoo Oh
Publisher: Media2.0
293 pages.
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About This Book
From Publishers Weekly
Sure he can act (and direct), but can he write? Readers and critics remained
undecided after the publication of Hawke's first novel, The Hottest State, but
most will respond with an encouraging "yes" to his enjoyable second novel, which
melds believable youthful introspection to a catchy road-novel plot. Jimmy
Heartsock, AWOL from the army, and his pregnant girlfriend, Christy, are the
young couple caught between love and disillusionment whose path to
self-discovery is punctuated by passion ("This girl had a friggin' fireball for
a heart") as well as endearing quirkiness. Jimmy is posted in Albany, N.Y., and
waffling in his affections, when Christy gives him an ultimatum: she's going
home to Texas and he can either come with her or forget about seeing her again.
Taking the biggest gamble of his life, he decides to make the drive with her in
his old Chevy Nova, risking dishonorable discharge. Christy, who is afraid to
face who she is ("Good morning, fear.... You are my oldest friend") and only
feels calm when she is moving, steps on her own path to self-renewal after
meeting a blind man on a bus who speaks of change and the possibility of
transcendence through God. The two protagonists must each learn to step out of
themselves, find "gratitude in the face of loss or suffering" and submit to a
love that is attuned to reality before they can find a home with and for each
other. Hawke's text at times reads raw, but the novel's conversational tone,
dual first-person narration and, above all, direct exploration of the simple
truths of life and love make this a worthwhile tale and an honest one,
sufficient to make most readers look forward to Hawke's next.
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