Like some others here. I just saw it as a damn good story
with crisp images and language that propelled even as it
redesigned English language usage.
Both of my sons read it.
One saw it the way I did, including the tears at the end of
the book. If we're honest, the ending seemed tacked on and
unrealistic, but that was OK.
The other son, the best reader of the three of us, read the
book and poo-pooed it. He couldn't get past the fragmented
sentences.
It's interesting to see that others put allegory in this
novel. The boy as Christ? I don't see it. I just saw the
story.
Jack Bludis
http://www.jackbludis.com
Shamus nominee for *Shadow of the Dahlia* Try "Blondes,
Blondes, Blondes" at http://www.ThrillingDetective.com
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