Genre: Adventure
Description:
“Sam Thompson and Jeff Freeman become best friends on the day they
meet in the summer they turn eight. Sam serves as the best man in Jeff’s
wedding and, a decade later, they swap roles. They name their sons for each
other and remain best friends until the night of a shocking twist of fate in
2023.
I Remember Everything traces their lives for more than five decades,
from growing up to growing old, and follows them on grand adventures to some of
the most magnificent rivers and mountains in America.
The novel also explores their mutual love for the music of the late
John Prine, one of America’s greatest songwriters. I Remember Everything
is the title of his last song.”
Author:
“Brooks retired after forty years practicing law to a life of walking
dogs and writing books. He has three children and five grandchildren and lives
in Madison, Mississippi, with his wife Carrie, three rescue dogs, and an orange
tabby cat . In their spare time, Brooks and Carrie host house concerts and
dance in the kitchen.”
Appraisal:
To be fair, I can see this book not hitting home with everyone the way
it did me. It has elements of mystery, a bit of suspense, and a lot of
flashbacks to experiences and adventures in the past.
I’m old and can’t claim to have friends who I’ve been doing things
with since I was a kid like Sam Thompson and Jeff Freeman, the friends featured
in this story. However, this book really appealed to me with it’s talk of
travel (I’m an avid traveler who loves to get out and explore the US, which
these characters have done, comparing their experiences to my own or riding
along and having new experiences vicariously. Even though this is fiction,
their travel felt real.
They’re also obsessed with what is currently being described as
Americana music, with John Prine being high on the list. As someone who has
been a fan and even written about that genre of music in the past, the artists
whose names were mentioned drew me in that much more. I’m sure I would have
liked this read regardless, but it is rare for a book to hit so close to home
for my personal interests like this one did which just made it that much more
enjoyable.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 70-75,000 words
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