Author: Bill Beverly
Publication Date: April 5, 2016
Published: Crown
Source: First to Read
My Rating:
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger. It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, ultimately forcing him to grapple with his place in the world and decide what kind of man he wants to become.
Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction.
The story moves really slow and I would put it down for days with no motivation to continue. My first problem was I never connected with the characters. My second issue was that I was so bored by the story. I expected an action packed road trip adventure. What I got was a story as mundane as watching the trees and flat plains outside your backseat window.
Just when something exciting would happen, it was short lived. Then it was back to the boring road trip. Blah, blah, blah. I was not much of a fan of the style of writing either.
The climax wasn't even climatic. I began to skim the last 90 pages but even then I was so bored I gave up. Honestly I don't know or care how it ends.
1 out 5 snores.
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