Brother Game: Chapter 25
I thank you all for staying with my long perambulations of trying to take a group of strong willed grown people and forging an unlikely family out of them. As you can see from this I am interested in...
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After falling twice, he just let himself lie on the ground, his arms wrapped around his waist to hold his body from shaking apart. He lay there swearing to himself, or at himself, while he waited out...
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It seems that for each step forward they take two steps back. Heath is so very confused. I loved the conflicting views of the conversation and Heath trying to direct the conversation so that Nick will...
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"HOW MANY WORDS DO YOU KNOW, BOY?" I love the sentence! "My father did something wrong. Something I can't understand…. but he left you to grow up alone." He and Nick sat silently for a time each lost...
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The way Heath sees the world is so completely different from Nick's views. He has nothing in common with Nick (he thinks), can't reciprocate with the kinds of stories Nick tells, falls back on his...
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I never get tired of " Heath meets the Barkley's stories". I'm really enjoying this story. Can't wait for more. I thought Heath might in frustration tell Nick more just to scare him off.
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You described Heath's nightmare so vividly and the thought of having to put each piece of it away was so very believable. Such dreams are not easily pushed aside as hard as one might try. Will Heath...
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Just brilliant, from the use of the nightmare to the slow, steady way that Nick is worming his way into Heath's confidence. I absolutely LOVED the "Preacher and the Soiled Doves," particularly the...
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Nick will get Heath to talk I'm sure - if only to keep Nick quiet. Enjoying this time as the two brothers get to know each other.
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Everybody else has said it so well ... this is such a treat to read!
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Heath is really conflicted here. I dearly hope he does go home with Nick and tries to be part of the family. Heath's dream was so vivid, no wonder it took him awhile to put it where it belonged. I...
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