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A review by peaches1951
Edgar and Lucy by Victor Lodato
4.0
Had a good editor excised about 150 pages from this book, it would have been a clear "5". Lodato's writing is stellar, almost transcendent. Edgar Allen, age 8, then 9, tells us his story and it is a doozy. Edgar has albinism and is on the autism spectrum. Seeing his dysfunctional world through his eyes and behavior kept me up nights.
The structure of this book, starting with his grandmother and ending with months of the year that Edgar is kidnapped, was unique. Worked well for me.
I ended up skipping parts of the book near the end. At over 500 pages, I lost interest in much of the detail of what Lucy was doing. Really, a good edit would have been appreicated. Still, I recommend. I'll read anything that this author reads because his prose sings.
The structure of this book, starting with his grandmother and ending with months of the year that Edgar is kidnapped, was unique. Worked well for me.
I ended up skipping parts of the book near the end. At over 500 pages, I lost interest in much of the detail of what Lucy was doing. Really, a good edit would have been appreicated. Still, I recommend. I'll read anything that this author reads because his prose sings.