The Last Child by John Hart was the third book of this new author and as with his first novel, Hart tells a story from a point of view that's supposed to be familiar but is given a new voice.Hart's newest book focuses on thirteen-year old Johnny Merrimon, a boy who has learned to be a man at such a young age.A year ago, Johnny's twin sister, Alyssa, vanishes and his perfect little world and family crumbles in front of him.His mother is driven to the depths of depression and turns to drugs to forget that her daughter is gone; his father leaves the family behind soon after the disappearance, unable to take more of his mother's insistence to blame him for Alyssa's disappearance.Johnny is left alone in a world he never knew existed.And yet, through all these, Johnny believes that his twin sister is alive and he sets out to prove just that.Keeping an eye on him is the only adult who believes him, Detective Clyde Hunt-the detective that was assigned to Alyssa's case a year ago.Clyde Hunt has lost everything, including his family, but he remains focused on the case; he has made things personal because he has promised the family that he will bring their daughter back.But the case has gone cold and one of the reasons why Hunt still keeps tabs on Johnny is that he has a soft spot for the boy who will stop at nothing just to find his beloved twin sister.Hart weaves the story in such a compelling way that I was unable put it down.The Last Child may focus on Johnny, Hart doesn't fail to give life to Hunt-the detective who believe in the law and yet knows that the ugliness of society is something that escapes the law.Hart has a way of breaking your heart with Johnny's innocence and childish determination, and yet he makes you believe that perhaps, there's nothing wrong with that.The Last Child by John Hart is a book that everyone will enjoy reading and everyone will talk about even years after you've first read it.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Last Child by John Hart - A Book Review
The Last Child by John Hart was the third book of this new author and as with his first novel, Hart tells a story from a point of view that's supposed to be familiar but is given a new voice.Hart's newest book focuses on thirteen-year old Johnny Merrimon, a boy who has learned to be a man at such a young age.A year ago, Johnny's twin sister, Alyssa, vanishes and his perfect little world and family crumbles in front of him.His mother is driven to the depths of depression and turns to drugs to forget that her daughter is gone; his father leaves the family behind soon after the disappearance, unable to take more of his mother's insistence to blame him for Alyssa's disappearance.Johnny is left alone in a world he never knew existed.And yet, through all these, Johnny believes that his twin sister is alive and he sets out to prove just that.Keeping an eye on him is the only adult who believes him, Detective Clyde Hunt-the detective that was assigned to Alyssa's case a year ago.Clyde Hunt has lost everything, including his family, but he remains focused on the case; he has made things personal because he has promised the family that he will bring their daughter back.But the case has gone cold and one of the reasons why Hunt still keeps tabs on Johnny is that he has a soft spot for the boy who will stop at nothing just to find his beloved twin sister.Hart weaves the story in such a compelling way that I was unable put it down.The Last Child may focus on Johnny, Hart doesn't fail to give life to Hunt-the detective who believe in the law and yet knows that the ugliness of society is something that escapes the law.Hart has a way of breaking your heart with Johnny's innocence and childish determination, and yet he makes you believe that perhaps, there's nothing wrong with that.The Last Child by John Hart is a book that everyone will enjoy reading and everyone will talk about even years after you've first read it.
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