false 62033951 155411 6184241 0670020923 9780670020928 107 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582520m/6184241.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582520s/6184241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6184241.Everything_Matters_A_Novel 4.00 309 Does anything I do matter? While the voice that has accompanied him since conception appraises his choices, Junior's loved ones emerge with parallel stories-his anxious mother; his brother, a cocaine addict turned pro-baseball phenomenon; his exalted father, whose own mortality summons Junior's best and worst instincts; and Amy, the love of Junior's life and a North Star to his journey through romance and heartbreak, drug-addled despair, and superheroic feats that could save humanity. While our recognizable world is transformed into a bizarre nation at endgame, where government agents conspire in subterranean bunkers, preparing citizens for emigration from a doomed planet, Junior's final triumph confounds all expectation, building to an astonishing and deeply moving resolution. Ron Currie, Jr., gets to the heart of character, and the voices who narrate this uniquely American tour de force leave an indelible, exhilarating impression.]]> 753573 3.86 810 243 2009 3 0 true Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 11:46:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:38:50 -0700 2009 God is Dead and as a result I really wanted to love Currie's new book. The end of the world? What's not to love, especially when I've read so many end-of-the-world books?

You'll ask yourself "does anything matter?" as you read this, because you pretty much HAVE to...more...]]>