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Published: July 05, 2012
Words: 29,243 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476340272
Short description
With a video camera in his hand and the haunting images in his head of a friend being pulled from an icy river, Eli sets off to film a documentary and, in the process, unearths harrowing truths about life in a small town.Extended description
Eli wakes every morning and sees stories. He can’t help it.Eli is just an 18-year-old with tree-bark eyes who is trying to make sense of a few things: a sister who cries herself to sleep most every night because of past abuse, a father who drinks until he cannot see straight, and a mother who has a strong spirit but a frail body. But when he witnesses the Millbury police pull the bloated body of a classmate from the Brandywine river, Eli changes. Gets spooked. He takes a video camera and begins to interview the people in his small town that have been close to death.
This is how Eli becomes a storyteller. The stories that he films and pens down in a leather-bound journal claw close to his heart. The stories speak to him in the black of night and force Eli to come to grips with harrowing truths about the nature of life in a small town.
Tags
siblings, death and dreams, poetic prose, death and loss, innocence lost, age 16 to adult, hope and dreams fictionAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
William Barcelona
on July 09, 2012 :
After reading this book, I can summarize my feelings on it with one sentence about the skill of the author:
Eli Godbolt knows how to describe.
The reason this skill is so important and integral to this book about small town life is that he takes the world he sees in his head and delivers it to the reader masterfully. Enthralling characters. Real emotion. If you cannot identify with the small town aspect of the book, you will identify with the nostalgic ambiance and sense of personal history even if your stories are much different from the ones described. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Kaylee Turner
on July 07, 2012 :
From the beginning to the end Small Town Glory is the type of book that you don't want to put down. It's an intriguing look into small town life and the problems that arise in such communities. The story leaves you with the impression that anything could get swept under the rug if you let it.
(review of free book)
Review by:
Aleksey Kozlov
on July 06, 2012 :
A rare combination of eerie storytelling with great humor woven in. This novel takes the reader on a journey to not only the small town setting, but into the psyche of each masterfully crafted character. This book will burrow its way into the reader's mind and linger long after it has been set down. Excellent read!
(review of free book)
Review by:
Noel Hoffmann
on July 06, 2012 :
Wow! Reading this book is sort of like the first time you have a rock pop. You put it in your mouth and it's sweet but a little scary at the same time. Strangely provocative in its own right. The author has a lilting style that digs really deep into the graphic nature of people and the things that make us tick. Some passages you read over and over again because the author just got it so right.
It's definitely an excellent read!
(reviewed the day of purchase)