Yes - that Ethan Hawke.
Another book from the recent grab at The Piggery in Whangarei.
Hawke's name attracted me. I enjoyed Boyhood and this book - fiction but the protagonist is a conflicted young male actor, made me think of Hawke's character of the dad in that film.
It traces the arc of a love affair - not really my favourite thing unless done by a master like William Goldman. Although patchy, it's generally well written and who hasn't had a first doomed love affair like the one Hawke describes between William and Sarah.
Readers should be able to identify with the intensity of the feelings exposed and the nutty things William does. I know I did!
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| My lost copy! |
I left a copy of this on a Thai Airways flight about thirteen years ago. I forgot to retrieve it from the seat pouch! Doh!
I hadn't finished it and I was very much put out.
I had been enjoying it immensely, and was delighted to find a second hand copy in a Keri Keri bookshop on the weekend, during our 33rd wedding anniversary road trip.
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| The new one! |
I easily picked up from where I left off thirteen years ago. It's warmly recommended, but as an English teacher, I would say that!
Here's an example of the juicy stuff waiting for you:
"To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman’s apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.”
It's a jolly good book.
Love and peace - Wozza
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