A review by kamckim
Eli the Good by Silas House

3.0

I really enjoy reading Silas House because he immediately transports me to beautiful times and places. It is no different with this novel, set in the Summer of '76. Eli has a tremendous story to tell, and the plot and subplot are rich and believable. The three star rating is for the author's excessive overuse of the word, "gloaming." Once is enough, and you should probably be James Still, Lee Smith, or maybe Ron Rash. This was a beautiful, tender coming-of-age story. There is also a lot to be appreciated about incorporation of various narrative techniques and shifts in POV, especially nice was the use of letters home from Vietnam from Eli's father to his mother.