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March 28, 2007
Book Review: Jim the Boy by Tony Early
In these complicated, stressful times, sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a comforting, old-fashioned read. Tony Early's debut novel, Jim the Boy, fits the bill perfectly. This understated, graceful book traces an ordinary year in the life of Jim Glass, a 10-year-old living in Depression-era rural North Carolina. Although his father died unexpectedly a week before Jim’s birth, the boy has been happily brought up by his quiet mother and three devoted bachelor uncles. During the course of the story, Jim begins to see his place in the wider, sometimes discomfiting world: visiting the seashore, enrolling in a new school, consoling a polio-stricken friend, and meeting his estranged grandfather. Jim the Boy’s clear prose, endearing characters and bittersweet nostalgia gently evoke a time when less was more.
Posted by hplreadingcorner at March 28, 2007 10:45 AM
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