I'll Take You There: A Novel by Wally Lamb 272 pages
I loved this story. It reads like it is reality not fiction because the hero, Felix Funicello, talks about his cousin, Annette Funicello and so many other stars and happenings as though he is relating facts, and even though the story is fiction, the facts Felix divulges are true. Maybe that is because he is a film scholar who hosts a Monday night movie club, that might be the answer as to why the facts he relates are accurate and historically true. It is a delicious story and when Felix encounters ghosts from Hollywood's past even from the Silent Film era, the tale unfolds with such joy and no fear of the paranormal. Actually these ghosts help Felix work out his current life situation by taking him back cinematographically to view his life and see why he is who he is and how he got to be that way. It is a joyful read. I recommend this book to middle-schoolers on up. It is funny and poignant and everything in between. And when you come to the end, you will smile for having shared the events with Felix.
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