I just finished reading this book. I knew instantly this was now among my top five favorite books. I wanted to enter it’s pages and become part of the world of the main characters. I have not been able to stop thinking about the story.
It starts out by describing the main character’s drug induced and drunken car accident. The graphic description of the falling car, the flames from the fire and what it can do to the human body make one cringe. When finally pulled from the wreckage and taken to the hospital no one expects him to survive. Drifting in and out of consiousness he remembers his childhood and shares it with the readers. He defies the doctors and nurses and survives his incredible injuries though he knows he will never be able to return to his old life again. So he resolves to make it through each day and wait until he can leave the hospital and embark on his plan to end his life. He has a brilliant plan for his suicide and looks forward to the day he can carry out the deed. Though once he meets our second main character Marriane Engal, his thoughts of suicide begin to change.
I was not sure what to expect when I first started reading the book. I did not read the liner notes or any reviews. My mother had just finished reading it and all she told me was that it was very good and that the main character is a burn victim. I had no idea that it would have such an amazing impact. If you have not read this book, I highly recommend it. I would love to know what everyone thinks of this book.
