NonFic I'm reading, 5 November 2023

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka.

This is not a "light" or easy read. The author/illustrator discusses how he was born to a heroin addict and an irresponsible father. Mom cleans up enough that he could live with her as a wee lad...but soon enough, things went the kind of sideways they always do with an addict. Enter: Her Greatest Generation parents who took the mother to court to get custody of him, never mind how they have problems of their own.

We follow his story about this Dysfunction-R-Us family and how art became not only an outlet for him, but a passion as well, all the way to his high school graduation.

I rated it a 5 at my Goodreads page.

So what is everyone else reading?

[Bayard]

1. I'm reading, "Bloody Genius," by John Sanford

Its a Virgil Flowers tale, and a good one.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I'm reading

“Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng. This is her debut novel.

The story of a mixed-race Chinese-American family dealing with small-town bigotry and the death of their teenage daughter who was found drowned in a nearby lake.

[rsdsharp]

3. I just finished Fiend Incarnate by Edgar Epperly

Epperly, a retired professor from Luther College, has been researching the Villisca Axe Murders and the subsequent investigations, grand juries and trials since the 1950s. This book was published in 2021.

This is a straightforward look at the 8 murders, and how the town and surrounding area split into factions over who they believed (or disbelieved) the murderer was; factions which exist to this day, more than 100 years after the crime.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

4. You have my attention.

I'm a big fan of true crime books, as it is, but I love the take on this one about the long-term repercussions of the crime.

Thanks so much for mentioning it. I might have a few slots open at the end of the year to get to it.