A review by alanfederman
Eat Only When You're Hungry by Lindsay Hunter

4.0

A short, dark, but beautifully written novel centering around a retired, divorced, and obese father searching for his missing son. In many senses it's a road novel - the father, Greg, travels from his mundane home with his second wife in West Virginia to seek his missing son from his first wife in central Florida. Along the way we encounter bar flies, strippers and assortment of shady characters. But the father, Greg, reveals his past indiscretions and over-indulgences as he comes to grips with his son's failings as well. The author shows us images throughout the book that are so powerful and teach us more about the characters than any dialogue could - a "too-long" hug, crumpled fast-food wrappers, etc.

I can't wait to read more of Lindsay Hunter's writing!