Archive for January 22, 2011
THE WAY HOME by George Pelecanos
THE WAY HOME begins with Chris Flynn doing time in the juvenile rehabilitation centre at Pine Ridge, Maryland “about twenty-five miles from Northwest D.C.” The first section of the novel concentrates on Chris’s life at Pine Ridge and the relationships he forges with the other juvenile offenders. As the only white inmate, he’s known somewhat predictably as “white boy.” It’s a term he’s grown used to and a term he doesn’t take personally. Most of the other inmates can’t understand what Chris is doing there; they see him as an idiot for jeopardizing the advantages he has: loving, caring parents, a home, and a dog.
January 22, 2011
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Judi Clark · 
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Tags: 2011 PB Release, Contemporary, Crime, Family Matters, George Pelecanos · Posted in: Class - Race - Gender, Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Theme driven
