Summer Reading: What I Did

2004 was a year in which nothing much has happened. The new iMac was released, it only lasted a couple years until the next one. Many cars were introduced in 2004, Friends was at its final season. So here's a little throwback post. At the end of Middle School, we were all assigned to read a book for the summer that was the winner of one of these awards; YALSA or ALEX. I did some research, and the novel I had chosen to occupy my summer was a pretty deep one. The book was called Donorboy. The book had lots of thought put into it when Brendan Halpin (the author) wrote this novel. It's about a girl named Rosalind, whose lesbian parents die in a car accident (like Paul Walker did a few days ago, may he rest in peace). After a lot of (soul) searching, she moves in with her biological father, Sean, a single man in his mid-thirties whose only friend is an unsuccessful lawyer. He is ecstatic that he finally has someone living with him, but still has second thoughts when it comes to responsibility and taking care of the child. For example, when he notices Ros smoking on the rooftop, he doesn't bother telling her to stop, but just emails her to never do it again, or at least not at his house.  Their bond grows stronger and stronger to the point when he goes running from coast to coast in search for his daughter after she runs away to find out more about her late parents. The book ends by just stating that life between Ros and Sean has been good so far and things seem like they are going to go just fine. The knack about this novel is that it is written entirely out of emails and diary entries. Despite of this complex system of literature, it is a good read and deserves its ALEX award. I do highly recommend this book to anyone who is in for a challenge that doesn't involve a remote control. After a few pages, you'll get used to this book's format, and you will be satisfied with the entertainment. So go ahead and check out Donorboy at your local library. (If you have time) I do apologize for the cheesy ending, have a fantastic week!