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...small plane and simply flying to England. He later met David’s mother when recuperating from a career-ending plane crash as a crop duster pilot. She was the nurse who accidentally fell in love with him. This history, surreal as it seems, manages to captivate the reader by the poignancy with which it is drawn...
...ring’s prose style is understated; the reader continually discovers the almost imperceptible threads that tie the characters to their own histories and to each other. As David recalls his father’s past, it becomes clear that this past is intimately connected to David’s own present and future...
...discussion of how to prevent more attacks not only might be unnerving but also might invite them. "I'm surprised at how openly you release information about America's insufficient resources and unpreparedness," remarked a Californian. "Whatever the FBI and CIA are doing should stay secret," agreed another California reader. "Why are we giving ideas to terrorists who are likely still in our country...
...star be a legitimate political activist? Some of you were skeptical to the point of scorn. "How easy it is for a windbag celebrity, who pays no price for being wrong, to throw his fame around and make grand pronouncements," criticized a reader from Georgia. "The court jester may attend important meetings," wrote a Floridian, "but he is still just a clown." Suggested a Louisianian: "If Bono wants to help the poor, he should start by selling his expensive sunglasses and wristwatch. Mother Teresa he's not." And a Minnesotan was downright caustic: "Can Bono save the world? Sure, when...
...straightforward coming-of-age tale. To set the chimerical tone, Mitchell employs an intriguing narrative technique: when Miyake interacts with other characters, we "hear" the soliloquies of his thoughts, as well as the spoken dialogue. And every once in a while, the two seem to blend together, leaving the reader guessing for pages...