"1967" depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era.
While "1967" provides a devastating look at an impoverished existence, empty of expressed love or gentle guidance, the evocative imagery and power that fuels the writing provides vivid proof that one can survive childhood..
Lacking a real moral centre, the main character is an anti-hero but immensely likeable, for although he is canny and quick-witted, he is nevertheless an innocent child, prisoner of his cultural and social-economic class.
It becomes clear that the boy\'s "growing up" has less to do with physical development than with recovering a buried memory.
Seen from the young boy\'s perspective, devoid of reflection, the reader is pulled along within the frame of his experience - his point of view, his language, and his understanding.
Set in a small prairie town over a one year period, "1967" provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone.
It is a strongly written, moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self. "1967" depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era
