Defining DulcieThe Penguin Group
After Dulcie's dad dies in an unfortunate accident, her mother decides to whisk them away from Connecticut to California in a hope to start a new life. Before even settling in, Dulcie decides to steal her father's old Chevy pick-up truck and drive all the way back to her home town in Connecticut with her loving grandpa. Dulcie spends the summer in Connecticut filling out her punishment as a janitor at the high school. Memories from her road trip back home mingled with new found friendships and other's hardships, Dulcie begins redefining herself in a much-needed healing process.
WARNING: There are a few swear words and some scenes with domestic violence, but mostly it's pretty decent.
Personal opinion:
I really enjoyed Defining Dulcie. I thought this book was really well written and addressed the issue of death without all the common doom and gloom usually associated with such a topic. The book makes it alright to move on with your life when such an unfortunate occurrence happens and I really liked that. At the same time, I thought that Acampora did a good job of showing the grief that the family went through after losing a father and a husband, it was very realistic. You wouldn't expect it to be, but it was also humorous at times.
No comments:
Post a Comment