J.D.'s review
Radiant Days
by Michael A. FitzGerald (Goodreads author!)
J.D.'s review
Radiant Days by Michael A. FitzGerald (Goodreads author!)
J.D.'s review
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Anthony, the main character in this novel, is the stereotypical clueless, bumbling American who follows an enigmatic beauty to a strange, war-torn land. I know that writers should avoid stereotypes, but the fact is that "dudes" like Anthony exist in profusion, and this is the first novel I've read that shows the expat experience from their perspective. I was hoping that I would feel some sympathy for this guy, but instead, my blood went cold on several occasions while reading this book. I found this passage particularly unsettling:
"I mean, yes, of course, it sucks that these people have to live in a decrepit beach resort with three hundred other people. Yes, it sucks that their husbands and sons were most likely dead in some mass grave in a nondescript piece of countryside. But how does it suck in my life? I have pictures of them that will eventually get me laid."
This isn't simply a novel about some frat boy traveling through the Balkans during a war, ...more
"I mean, yes, of course, it sucks that these people have to live in a decrepit beach resort with three hundred other people. Yes, it sucks that their husbands and sons were most likely dead in some mass grave in a nondescript piece of countryside. But how does it suck in my life? I have pictures of them that will eventually get me laid."
This isn't simply a novel about some frat boy traveling through the Balkans during a war, ...more
