Being Henry David
by Cal Armistead
published by Albert Whitman & Company
"The last thing I remember is now."
The Blurb
Seventeen year old Hank wakes up in Penn Station with no memory of how he got there--no memory of anything really. All he has with him is a worn out copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. In Armistead's debut novel, Hank searches for who he is...literally.
My Two Cents
I had to read this book because of my freakish love for Thoreau! It is a fast paced, quick read and is super fun. It was nice to see a male YA voice that felt right! I haven't read many male protagonists that I have loved lately.
Amnesia.
Loss.
Discovery.
Thoreau.
I really enjoyed this book, it's easy flow, and the perfect bit of suspense and wondering.
And I thought the descriptions were spot on. Having been to Walden Pond not so long ago, I could visualize the exact places Armistead described...but the great thing is that I would have been able to visualize without having been there.
Thoreau's cabin
This was one of the coolest things at Walden Pond--EVERYTHING is done
the way Thoreau would have wanted it! Simple.
Labels: love of reading, review, YA
