Published by Algonquin Books, August 2012 *****
I adored this book with all its snarkiness and sarcasm and tenderness and honesty. It is so many things at once: funny and tragic, raw and refined, brutal and beautiful. Benjamin Benjamin is down-on-his-luck (understatement!) and takes a job taking care of 19 year-old Trevor who suffers from muscular dystrophy. The unlikely duo embarks on a road trip where they learn a great deal about themselves and each other. Blah blah blah – that sounds schmaltzy and contrived. There’s so much more to it than that. Really. Go get this book; it was such fun and such an unexpected delight!
I received a complimentary copy of this book via the Amazon Vine program.
Comments on: "The Revised Fundamental of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison" (6)
Wasn’t Trevor just something else? This was a great read, glad you liked it too!
Trevor was really just a sweet kid. I had more sympathy for Ben. But I loved the way the two of them played off each other.
This books sounds great, and I hope to read it soon. I’m not a fan of the cover design, though. It’s too busy.
Um I just love this review of the book. Like you’re way too busy to explain to us how awesome it is!
It would have been very easy to get sappy about the book in my review, but the book doesn’t want my pity and neither do Ben and Trevor
Did you watch the movie The Intouchables? The description of this book reminds me of that movie, which also sounded a bit “meh” from the summary but ended up being really good.