The Way the Family Got Away

by Michael Kimball

Book Overview

In Michael Kimball's disturbing first novel, a three-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother try to comprehend their family's journey through a series of towns after the death of one of their siblings - she by playing with her doll family in an effort to understand the emotional landscape, and he by meticulously assessing the physical geography: the names of the towns and the things it took them to get there. Their final stop is their grandfather's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568581556
• ISBN13: 9781568581552
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Truly a Redefining of American Literature!

And it couldn't come at a better time. You've never read anything like this book. Buy it and read it now. After you've read it, read it again. Michael Kimball is one of the most promising writers of the new millennium. One hundred and sixty pages of finely-crafted genius--Kimball is a master of rhythm and melody, delivering a story as powerful as a hammer blow to the soul. If you have a weak heart, suffer back problems, or are a pregnant woman, step out of the car to the left. If you are ready to experience something bold, new and exciting, then this ride is for you.

A Moving and Powerful Story

Our small book club meets once a month & I usually don't finish reading the selection until the night before -- even though I always buy the book right after we decide the next title. I'm busy but optimistic. Well, I started this book Sunday night (2 days ago) & literally could not put it down. I haven't been this enthralled and moved (no pun intended) by anything we've read since Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes". I HIGHLY recommend it -- I have been looking at the world a little differently today because of it.

An Excellent Read

I loved reading this book so much that I couldn't put it down. The children's stories and the ways they talk stay with you long after you finish their tale. It's an excellent and satisfying read.

The Same Way We All Will Get Away

Man, oh, man; I really loved this book. I picked it up because I liked the cover and then I didn't put it down until I was done. Really. Every sentence in it is like no other sentence outside it. I never have written one of these reviews before but this thing broke my heart, and, somehow, also, moved me to action. I want everyone to read it. Anyone who ever rode in a car, anyone who ever had a mother or a father, anyone who lived in a house, anyone anyone, anyone who ever suspected that America was sad and beautiful through and through, will love it. I think. Maybe not everyone, though, now that I think of it. It is a difficult book, in terms of its grammar and content. It isn't for the weak or the simple. Read it or don't, I guess. I think if you don't, though, if people don't, that that will be too bad. A Tragedy.