This book was chosen by my student, we have been reading it together for several months. Frankly speaking, given the choice, I would rather reread "Fahrenheit 451". ?
As for this novel, it turned out to be a set of stories united by the spell of the summer in 1928. The setting is a fictional Greentown. The stories themselves aren't divided in any way, that's why it was a common occurrence that you were reading one story and then suddenly found yourself already immersed in the next one.
In my opinion, it's the variability of the stories that kept me involved, as you can't expect what the next one will be about. No wonder that some of the stories were evocative and resulted in our in-depth debates with my student. But some, in fact, left much to be desired, as they didn't strike a chord. The most remarkable were about the Happiness Machine, the sneakers, Douglas's friend who had to leave the town with his parents, the Colonel.
The book is a so called product of its time, giving a bigger picture of that period. But not only is the set of stories that makes this novel special, but also the family in the middle of all events - ordinary, typical, but loving, sincere, capable to cherish every moment of their life.
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