Finished the book

I just finished Summer Son. As usual, too late for the discussion. I wasn't blown away by the story or the writing. There were some nice passages and insights but some of the relationships were too far-fetched. Did I miss the foreshadowing of Brad's awful deed? And the kid's hatred arose over being sent home? I expected a more traumatic incident. He didn't want to leave after the brother incident, or the Marie incident, or the Toby incident. And the way he found out about Brad, with Toby leading him to the spot and then being reluctant to tell the story. Just didn't follow for me. 

I listened to a couple of audio books recently. One was Forge, the second in a series for young adults by Laurie Halse Anderson. It's about a couple of black teens in the Revolutionary War. The 1st book was told from the girl's point of view, the second from the boy's. I have a new appreciation for the hardships of war in the 18th century and the idea of fighting for freedom for others.

Then I listened to the Sisters Brothers by Patrick de Witt. About 2 hitmen in the old west with a bit of alchemy thrown in. I've not read any westerns, so I don't know if this is typical of the genre but I thought it was interesting....plenty coarse and bloody, too. I was watching Game of Thrones and the Vikings at the same time so I was used to violence.