American Rust
Meyer, Philipp. American Rust. 2009. (Fiction Meyer.P)
This is the Crash of novels. The way the story intertwines and weaves seven points of view together is a masterpiece. This is a darkly depressing and beautiful first novel from Philipp Meyer about love, loss, and circumstances. Poe and Isaac are unlikely best friends determined to get out of their decaying steel town when fate intervenes. One incident changes the course of their lives forever and, by extension, the lives of everyone around them. The web of narrative Meyer uses is flawless. As the reader you can feel the despair and through it you learn that there are no real heroes or villains, but that within us all reside a bit of both. American Rust is an unbelievable contribution to American fiction. (Kim, Reader's Services)
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