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I'm a big fan of Michael Gardner's books. His prose is silky smooth, and his plots are deliciously subtle. One attraction with Mr Gardner's fiction is that he covers so many genres, some of them difficult to place, and you never know what he'll come up with next.
Gone Wonder Land is his latest awe-inspiring addition. It's for those who crave a change in their dull lives, have a wish to get away from the pressure of modern society, and fear the consequences of humankind's reckless abuse of the env ...more
Gone Wonder Land is his latest awe-inspiring addition. It's for those who crave a change in their dull lives, have a wish to get away from the pressure of modern society, and fear the consequences of humankind's reckless abuse of the env ...more
Ernest Wright, the protagonist in Michael Gardner's sweet and funny and engaging Gone Wonder Land, is a character to love! Like Chance the Gardner in Jerzy Kosinski's Being There and Winston Groom's Forrest Gump, Earnest's clear-eyed innocence and ability to be boldly alive and present in the moment cause a shudder in the status-quo that becomes the path to something better. Turns out, Ernest has it right, change is possible. (I loved Ernest's "groaning sessions". Now, when I'm frustrated, I wan
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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! An unlikely hero somewhere on the autism spectrum demonstrates that 'Change is possible.' Riveting, inspired and inspiring, challenging, unique, beautifully written - and with an uplifting ending. Read it to 'get' that last one!
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Take a story of outsider alienation. Toss in a castaway’s journey. Combine all that with an earth-friendly message, and you might end up with a jumble. But thanks to its author’s skill and wit, Gone Wonder Land sails along, as buoyant and ultimately resilient as the raft at the heart of this tale.
In a brief note to his readers, Gardner admits he’s not easy to pigeonhole. But it’s precisely this willingness to blend literary tropes, to color outside the lines, that makes his storytelling so engag ...more
In a brief note to his readers, Gardner admits he’s not easy to pigeonhole. But it’s precisely this willingness to blend literary tropes, to color outside the lines, that makes his storytelling so engag ...more
What a gorgeous story. It reminded me of Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom - but for adults. Now, I have met a few people with hoarding behaviours and all were either in denial or hiding the real thing they were upset about. There was never a clear 'I hoard because'. Unless they told me 'It might come in useful one day'. Well, here is the thing about this book Ernest Wright the adult orphan finds himself alone again and finds that empty milk bottles do have a use - this is a hoarder's dream!
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