fiction
Sam Hill was born with red eyes. Because of this, he was
teased and bullied as a child. Many kids
at the Catholic private schools he attended called him Devil Boy and Sam Hell.
But he was just a normal kid trying to get by who grew into a normal adult
trying to figure out life.
Sam’s story was told from his point of view as an adult
looking back to various periods and situations in his past and revealing his
present. I couldn’t help but feel for Sam and sympathize with his difficulties.
Thankfully, there were times along the way in which he was vindicated and
supported so it felt like there was a little balance. He didn’t have many
friends but he was close with a very few loyal friends who made all the
difference. His Catholic upbringing was a constant factor in his life due to his mother's particularly strong faith.
While Sam was unique and faced some challenges specific to him,
he wasn’t extraordinary, as the title (and Sam’s mother) suggested. Rather,
despite the issues he faced, he grew up to be a normal human facing regular trials
and tribulations. He was a good person,
always out to do the best he could, which made him a very likeable
character. It was an engaging story with
no real mystery or pull other than to find out how he and his friends turned
out.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni was unavailable in all three of my libraries which was odd.
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