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The summer of 1976 should have been the best of times for nature-loving Eli Book, but instead it is filled with terrible changes. His sister begins to hate her country. His beautiful but distant mother is caught between his traumatized Vietnam War vet father and his former antiwar protester aunt, who has come to live with them. And the only person with whom he can be himself, his best friend, Edie, begins to turn inward when her parents split up. Watching from the sidelines while his world falls apart, Eli must take his first courageous steps toward truth-telling and adulthood.
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  • Rhonda
  • COTTAGEVILLE, SC, United States
  • 07-21-12

Warmly familiar

What made the experience of listening to Eli the Good the most enjoyable?

I loved the author's slow, lulling reading style. It made the story so real for me. It took me a couple of minutes to get used to his voice, but then I was hooked and in love with it.

What did you like best about this story?

The details of the time period were on the mark. I was reliving my own childhood as I read about Eli.

Which character – as performed by Silas House – was your favorite?

Eli

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Real

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Excellent book read by author

The book is excellent, hard to put down, and is made even more enjoyable by the author’s reading and his rich voice.

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Eli the good

Struggld to finish the book at first but half way through that completely changed loved this book.😀