David's review

[close]

blog this review

Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347964.The_Miracle_Life_of_Edgar_Mint_A_Novel?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1173942091m/347964.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347964.The_Miracle_Life_of_Edgar_Mint_A_Novel?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/97389.Brady_Udall">Brady Udall</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1527072?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>"If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head." I take as a good sign any first sentence that makes me laugh outloud but also suggests a gentle, underlying pathos, which perhaps I transpose onto it in retrospect. In any event, Udall's first novel is a delightful blend of humor and heartache, without being saccharine or precious. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/99919?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>