Status Updates From Okay for Now

“He’s about to push off, and he knows what he’s getting into, but he does it anyway, calm and smooth…he’s going to step into the middle of the picture, where he should be, with the light in back of him and the dark ahead. His whole world is waiting for him to do that.”

“‘There’s no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way.’”

“‘Do you think you’re going to be happy here?’
…’here as anywhere.’”

“All I had to do was get my father to listen. But I picked a wrong day. Because there aren’t any right days.”

Ok I rlly thought I was gonna give this one 4 stars but honestly I had an issue with The first half of the book being different than the second. First: every guy in the family completely changed after Lucas came home, ABRUPTLY. Christopher is nice after beating and bullying him like two chap. Ago and his dad starts being kind to the mom. What about all that trauma? then the book ended kind of strange. Idk if lil died

Ok I love this book a lot. His brother losing his eyes and legs is so sad