The Reason You're Alive: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062424300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire Bear. By turns irascible and hilarious, insightful and inconvenient, David is a complex, wounded, honorable, and loving man. The Reason You’re Alive examines how the secrets and debts we carry from our past define us; it also challenges us to look beyond our own prejudices and search for the good in us all.. The New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook offers a timely
It also supplies the humor.” (St. At the core of the novel is the voice of David Granger, a combination of Archie Bunker and Marlow of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. A valuable addition to fiction about the tangled aftereffects of Vietnam on soldiers in the field.” (Kirkus)“A scorching family drama. The Reason You’re Alive is narrated with ire and eloquence by David Granger It’s as if Holden Caulfield grew up to be a reflective, even soulful, Archie Bunker. David’s story will leave readers laughing one minute and crying the next. A vibrant and compassionate tale of a complex man finding his way in a divided America.” (Minneapolis StarTribune)“Touching and often laugh-out-loud funny.” (Asheville Citizen-Times)“Quick has an amazing ability to build characters who are big-he
Great read! You will enjoy it! This is the first book I have read by Matthew Quick, and I have to say I was not disappointed. I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy it either, as Vietnam War vets are not my first choice in main characters. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the amazing writing and all of the humor peppered throughout the story. Granger, the veteran, is the type of character we see somewhere in our own familyhe is someone who is cantankerous and not always likeable, but, if you know him, you can't help liking and . A Fine Novel Full of Pathos, Hilarity and Hope The irony of war is that its horrors and psychic and physical damage produce amazing writing. I suspect that author Matthew Quick is too young to have had any direct connection with the war in Vietnam, but he has nevertheless tapped into a credible vein of experience in his protagonist, David Granger, who so strongly dominates this novel. Granger was not only a Vietnam War draftee, he was a kind of feral assassin who participated in a host of wartime killings and witnessed humankind at its lowest ebb. . Elderly & dangerous Vietnam vet takes on one last mission Patto Granger is a mess by any standards. He was driven certifiably insane from fighting in the Vietnam jungle. Although he recovered sufficiently to marry and make lots of money, he still has violent nightmares. He views the government and his doctors with deep distrust. And he's just had brain surgery for a tumor, which hasn't helped the clarity of his thoughts any.A right-wing, steak-loving heavy smoker with a home arsenal of guns, Granger is saddled with a bleeding-heart liberal son who eats heart health
Matthew lives with his wife on North Carolina's Outer Banks.. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has received a PEN/Hemingway AwardHonorable Mention, among other accolades. Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestsellingauthor of several novels, including TheSilver Linings Pl