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My Name Is Russell Fink
by Michael Snyder
Russell Fink is a man with many issues. He’s a hypochondriac. He sells office products for a living, a job he loathes. He’s engaged to a controlling actress wanna-be he's dated since high school. His mom is an alcoholic, his father a disgraced faith healer looking to re-enter the ministry and his brother has money problems, due to his gambling.
But the crux of Russell’s problems is the guilt he carries for the death of his twin sister years before and the anger he harbors toward God and his father, since neither one of them healed Katie. The grief over Katie’s death isn’t really buried in this family, but has wormed its way into their lives in destructive ways that still reverberate years later.
The only bright spots in his life are Geri, an old college friend he has secretly loved for years and his aging basset hound, Sonny. Both are two things Russell knows he can depend on in his chaotic world. But even those relationships change in drastic ways that leave Russell floundering to keep some sort of footing in his shifting world. Will he find solid footing once again or loose the only things that matter to him in this world?
This is the debut novel from author Michael Snyder and it’s a strong novel. He writes quirky characters with an off-kilter sense of humor. Some plot points and characters seem to evaporate as the book rollicks on, leaving the reader to wonder a bit about what happened, but not much.
My Name Is Russell Fink is a good debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author.
But the crux of Russell’s problems is the guilt he carries for the death of his twin sister years before and the anger he harbors toward God and his father, since neither one of them healed Katie. The grief over Katie’s death isn’t really buried in this family, but has wormed its way into their lives in destructive ways that still reverberate years later.
The only bright spots in his life are Geri, an old college friend he has secretly loved for years and his aging basset hound, Sonny. Both are two things Russell knows he can depend on in his chaotic world. But even those relationships change in drastic ways that leave Russell floundering to keep some sort of footing in his shifting world. Will he find solid footing once again or loose the only things that matter to him in this world?
This is the debut novel from author Michael Snyder and it’s a strong novel. He writes quirky characters with an off-kilter sense of humor. Some plot points and characters seem to evaporate as the book rollicks on, leaving the reader to wonder a bit about what happened, but not much.
My Name Is Russell Fink is a good debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author.