Invisible
Invisible by Pete Hautman was an interesting read. It took me about an hour and a half to read. It's not a thick book by any means, but it is a book that will make you think. A lot.
Have you read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time? That's kind of what the narrator of this book reminds me of. That either totally piqued your interest or you have already stopped reading this post. Oh well, I can't win 'em all!
Doug Hanson is telling us his story. We find out that he is in High School, he LOVES to build model trains (and with a precision that makes my head hurt), that his best friend Andy is popular and a jock, and you wouldn't think that they'd be friends, but they are. Andy and Dougie talk at night from their windows (very convenient since they live next door to each other.) Slowly but surely we find out that Andy and Doug did something they shouldn't have done. Doug isn't ready to tell us that yet. He doesn't like to talk about it.
Doug starts to get into trouble: being a peeping Tom, calling in a bomb threat, getting beat up, and this is all AFTER what he and Andy had done.
I have to say, I saw the end of this book coming, knew it was going to happen, yet I still wasn't prepared for the final words. Sometimes it's really hard to learn a lesson in life, others it's just too difficult to change our way of thinking. You'll think a lot while you read this book and after you've finished.
Recommended To:
- People with complicated/troubled friendships
- People who see a shrink and resent it (I'm not being a smart-aleck here)
- Everyone (But of course!)