![]() Smith pulls of something that I hadn't realized until sitting down to write this - the "voice" he uses matches his age well as the story progresses. To start, there's a strong sense of place, both the familiar image of Miami and the not-so-touristy sides. ![]() unusual death.Ī few factors come together to make this a terrific story. Still, they are very close throughout the story, until his father's slightly. Meanwhile, poor Philip is a teenager who wants anything but a "weird" dad. His father becomes a healer whose "powers" seemingly know no bounds. After a few chapters, the focus pivots to the author's dad and his interest in New Age philosophy, eventually leading to his folks' divorce (they continued to live separately on the same property). ![]() I'm giving this one five stars, as I really couldn't think of what would cause it to earn less.Īs a brief summary: starts out as the story of a boy in 1950's Miami, before it was quite the "hot" city. ![]()
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