The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving: A Novel
Jonathan Evison has crafted a novel of the heart, a novel of unlikely heroes traveling through a grand American landscape, and most of all, a story that offers a profound look into what it takes to truly care for another person. Bursting with energy and filled with moments of absolute beauty,...
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Jonathan Evison has crafted a novel of the heart, a novel of unlikely heroes traveling through a grand American landscape, and most of all, a story that offers a profound look into what it takes to truly care for another person. Bursting with energy and filled with moments of absolute beauty, this bighearted and inspired novel ponders life’s terrible surprises as well as its immeasurable rewards.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781616203153 (1616203153)
ASIN: 1616203153
Publish date: May 7th 2013
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Very slow. Made a better movie. Check it out on Netflix and save yourself the hours of tedium with this book.
[A Note: I've marked this with a spoiler because at times it refers to things which happen quite far along in the book, but any actual spoilers and specifics have been put in tags]. I have a particular pet hate about books: I really hate misleading blurbs. I hate blurbs which make really good li...
At times an adventurous road novel and others an examination of what it means to be crippled (both in terms of physical disability as well as being stuck in a rut with life), The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving displays Jonathan Evison's ability to weave together different elements into a complex...
Heartbreaking. Uplifting. Characters I want to find in real life to see what they are doing now. So good. Just read it. You won't be disappointed.
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-revised-fundamentals-of-caregiving.htmlThe Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving is a story about living life in spite of its challenges and difficulties. Trevor is a nineteen year old who suffers from a form of muscu...
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