Read on a Facebook recommendation by Christopher Moore. Wonderfully well-written, solid book, possibly the best modern fiction i've read for a year. Well developed, interesting characters we care about. Hard to put down. Adult theme, not for children.
Quotes:
Way high, a face came into view. She had remarkably well-defined cheekbones, dark hair pulled back, and blue eyes. Black hair and blue eyes, like Hitler.
Lydia had demeanor. And a fairly decent set of knockers.
“I don’t like any of the kids at school because they’re all idiots, only I don’t like her the most and she’s not an idiot. Not liking the others is like not liking grits—big deal. But not liking her is like not liking a water moccasin. When she looks at me it’s like I have the flu. My stomach aches.” It’s hard to explain love at thirteen.
Coaches and cops love to call people they don’t like gentlemen.
“Society would fall apart if people were honest about fucking.” (Lydia)
First thing I wanted to do Monday was tell Maurey what happened during the skipped parts of novels.
Maurey looked disgusted. “She said sex is a wonderful and special experience, but it can never be done right unless the two people are in love.” “Sounds like a crock to me.” “That’s what I told her.”
“It’s not like sex, Maurey. The people who write books don’t know any more about being dead than we do.”
He smiled kind of shyly, which I took for an Indian thing because I hadn’t seen much shy goodwill in my life.
The eager boy climbed the highest peak in the Tetons to ask a question of the wise, tall one. “Sam Callahan, why is it I always want to be with one girl and I’m always with another one?” Sam Callahan scratched his thick beard. “God planned it so everybody likes somebody but no one likes the person who likes them.” “Why?” “The purpose of our existence is to keep God entertained.”
One lesson I’ve learned about life—you can stay awake all night sweating in the sheets and trying to figure what will happen, and what happens is never, ever, what you expect. So you might as well not worry and get yourself a solid eight hours because sleep is more important than planning.
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