534 pages
"The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father's disappearance.
"At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge--for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle.
"The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome?" ---from the publisher
I'm not sure how to review this one succinctly. Zusak's writing is beautiful and the story is interesting and original. When he visited the area last fall he talked about this book being somewhat autobiographical. That said, at times the writing is more lyrical than explanatory. What do some of those sentences mean anyway? And it dragged in parts for me. I don't know, maybe I'm just not cut out for these 500+ page tales. If you've read it, I welcome your thoughts!
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