I’ve never read a book by Pete Hautman, so I can’t say I
know what his other books are like.
Four years pass, but Douglas still sees his dead best friend
Andy. If the medication can’t help
Douglas to realize Andy is gone, what can? Fires set, lives are taken and
losing a best friend is hard. Standing on the bridge, Dr. Ahlstrom tells
Douglas “You got out, Douglas. Andy didn’t.”
Douglas was the freak at the High School, every kid hated
him. He watched Melissa every night through trees, people made fun of him.
Douglas spoke to Andy, but people only noticed Douglas speaking to himself.
When Douglas was just 13 years old, he lost his best friend, his only friend,
Andy in a house fire. Douglas blames himself for it because Andy went back into
the house to get Douglas’ most valuable knife. Douglas remembers him and Andy
getting out, but doesn’t remember Andy going back in. After the lost, Douglas
becomes someone no one knows. Meds may help, but they won’t help bring Andy
back.
I enjoyed the book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys
mystery books, books that have you thinking and books that will surprise you at
the end. I loved the fact that, Douglas didn’t let people around him stop from
having his beliefs.
Book Review by Tyciera W.
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