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A review by benjfleck
Road to Nowhere by Christopher Pike
4.0
Road to Nowhere: Or, the Wild Times on a Rainy Road
The levels of this book are astounding. I know this is a teen, pulpy fun adventure book, but it also goes to a much deeper place that I was not expecting. It felt like an onion. As Teresa Chaffey continued to run away from his problems with her new hitchhiker friends, Poppy Corn & Freedom Jack, the layers get peeled back as they share their stories.
At first I was annoyed, but as I heard more of each of their tales, it was quite striking. Things do get a bit muddled in the middle and very meta, but ultimately this book left me thinking for days. This one wasn't fun like Pike's other novels, it was more emotional and thought-provoking. I couldn't help but revisit moments in my own past that forever can shape your future... everything you do (or don't do) eventually does affect your future, even the tiniest things. Hmmmm...
The levels of this book are astounding. I know this is a teen, pulpy fun adventure book, but it also goes to a much deeper place that I was not expecting. It felt like an onion. As Teresa Chaffey continued to run away from his problems with her new hitchhiker friends, Poppy Corn & Freedom Jack, the layers get peeled back as they share their stories.
At first I was annoyed, but as I heard more of each of their tales, it was quite striking. Things do get a bit muddled in the middle and very meta, but ultimately this book left me thinking for days. This one wasn't fun like Pike's other novels, it was more emotional and thought-provoking. I couldn't help but revisit moments in my own past that forever can shape your future... everything you do (or don't do) eventually does affect your future, even the tiniest things. Hmmmm...