Barbara M. reviewed on 4/13/2018 + 149 more book reviews

This was a fast and easy read. I enjoyed this book and was sad when it ended because I had gotten to know the characters. There were also a couple of story lines (one re the young black boy and the other which appeared to be a budding romance) that were not resolved at the end. There is a subsequent "Max Biedelman" book so perhaps those two story lines continue in that book. Some of the characters were on the eccentric side. I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because the relationship between Truman Levy and his parents didn't quite ring true. He came across as a decent man beaten down by his ex-wife. His parents were quite accomplished (one or both were lawyers). It appeared from something that had been written earlier in the book that Truman felt he hadn't lived up to his parents' expectations. So, when his parents finally made an appearance toward the end of the book, I expected them to be rather stern and humorless but they came across as warm and caring--that really didn't jive with the earlier portrayal. I ordered the second book from this site so will be eager to read it.

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