Summary:
Each character narrates their own story. Claire's mother has had a stroke. This has left her disabled and in a rehab facility. Because of this, Claire has had to grow up fast and take on more responsibility at home. Not only is she cooking and cleaning, but she is also completely in charge of raising her six year old sister. As money is starting to run out, all Claire wants to do is have some one else care about her for a change. Max is the son of a senator who was suckered into working at the Snack Shack for the summer. His father thought it would be good for him and the family image when it came to election time. All Max wants to do is escape and do something fun with his friends. He hates that he has to always be a certain way for his father's political career. Finally, Barkley is another employee at the Snack Shack. He's much different than the other people that work there. He keeps to himself and seems to behave awkwardly. This may be the summer that he just gives in to those voices in his head. The three seem to be living fairly separate lives until they cross at a political rally where Barkley has brought a gun. What will happen on that faithful Labor day?
My thoughts:
This was much better than I had anticipated. I usually dislike when a story is told from too many different character viewpoints. In my opinion, there ends up being holes that are annoying. Anyways, I was happy that this was done well. Each character is fully developed and definitely has their own issues. There is a huge build up to the climax and I was never disappointed. There was a twist that I didn't see coming, which actually shocked me. Also, the ending is just fantastic. I'm happy that I read this and hope that it reaches many more.
Each character narrates their own story. Claire's mother has had a stroke. This has left her disabled and in a rehab facility. Because of this, Claire has had to grow up fast and take on more responsibility at home. Not only is she cooking and cleaning, but she is also completely in charge of raising her six year old sister. As money is starting to run out, all Claire wants to do is have some one else care about her for a change. Max is the son of a senator who was suckered into working at the Snack Shack for the summer. His father thought it would be good for him and the family image when it came to election time. All Max wants to do is escape and do something fun with his friends. He hates that he has to always be a certain way for his father's political career. Finally, Barkley is another employee at the Snack Shack. He's much different than the other people that work there. He keeps to himself and seems to behave awkwardly. This may be the summer that he just gives in to those voices in his head. The three seem to be living fairly separate lives until they cross at a political rally where Barkley has brought a gun. What will happen on that faithful Labor day?
My thoughts:
This was much better than I had anticipated. I usually dislike when a story is told from too many different character viewpoints. In my opinion, there ends up being holes that are annoying. Anyways, I was happy that this was done well. Each character is fully developed and definitely has their own issues. There is a huge build up to the climax and I was never disappointed. There was a twist that I didn't see coming, which actually shocked me. Also, the ending is just fantastic. I'm happy that I read this and hope that it reaches many more.
