2013 Rainbow Awards Submission: T.J. Klune - Into This River I Drown

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Into This River I Drown by TJ Klune
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (March 25, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1623804086
ISBN-13: 978-1623804084
Amazon: Into This River I Drown
Amazon Kindle: Into This River I Drown

Five years ago, Benji Green lost his beloved father, Big Eddie, when his truck crashed into a river. Everyone called it an accident, but Benji knows it was more. Even years later, he’s buried in his grief, throwing himself into managing Big Eddie’s convenience store in the small-town of Roseland, Oregon. Surrounded by his mother and three aunts, he lives day to day, struggling to keep his head above water.

But Roseland is no ordinary place.

With ever more frequent dreams of his father’s death and waking visions of feathers on the river’s surface, Benji finds his definition of reality bending. He thinks himself haunted; by ghosts or memories, he can no longer tell. Not until a man falls from the sky, leaving the burning imprint of wings on the ground, does Benji begin to understand that the world is more mysterious than he ever imagined—and more dangerous. As uncontrollable forces descend on Roseland, they reveal long-hidden truths about friends, family, and the stranger Calliel—a man Benji can no longer live without.

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I first read this book less than two months ago. Since that time I've read it again, ordered the paper copy, worked through the playlist that the author has on his blog and recommended it to 100's of people. Without a doubt "Into This River I Drown" is one of the best books I've read in years and it's rocketed its way into my Top Ten Books of All Time with great force and fireworks. It's marvelous. Read it if you haven't. If you have - read it again.

- Erulisse (one L)