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Electric God
Hayden Reese is an angry man. He has a bad habit of breaking people’s jaws and getting thrown into jail. Granted, he only breaks jaws that deserved some breaking, but his anger is tearing his life apart. And now he’s starting a whole new feud, this time with the once-estranged, now-reconciled husband of his lover, Laurel. This is the one that will very nearly cost him his life.
The story then swings back in time to the roots of Hayden’s anger: the father who tormented him, the kid brother who got all the approval, and the one fatal mistake that Hayden has never been able to forgive himself for making.
Back in Hayden’s present, as he is trying to get out of the hospital and back on his feet, his daughter Allegra comes back around. He hasn’t seen her in more than 15 years, but she’s getting married, and wants her father to walk her down the aisle. But Hayden can barely walk. And he’s not ready to confront the wife and daughter who exiled him, his family of origin, and his painful past. But the past catches up with Hayden, ready or not. And Hayden, now too disabled for violence, must work all the way through his anger and find new ways to make peace with his life.
The story then swings back in time to the roots of Hayden’s anger: the father who tormented him, the kid brother who got all the approval, and the one fatal mistake that Hayden has never been able to forgive himself for making.
Back in Hayden’s present, as he is trying to get out of the hospital and back on his feet, his daughter Allegra comes back around. He hasn’t seen her in more than 15 years, but she’s getting married, and wants her father to walk her down the aisle. But Hayden can barely walk. And he’s not ready to confront the wife and daughter who exiled him, his family of origin, and his painful past. But the past catches up with Hayden, ready or not. And Hayden, now too disabled for violence, must work all the way through his anger and find new ways to make peace with his life.
318 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 30, 2000
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About the author
Catherine Ryan Hyde
72 books6,187 followersCatherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than 50 published and forthcoming books.
She is co-author, with publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of How to be a Writer in the E-Age: a Self-Help Guide.
Her bestselling 1999 novel Pay It Forward was made into a major Warner Brothers motion picture. It was chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in over 30 countries. Simon & Schuster released a special 15th anniversary edition in December of ’14.
Pay It Forward: Young Readers Edition, an age-appropriate edited edition of the original novel, was released by Simon & Schuster in August of ‘14. It is suitable for children as young as eight.
You can learn much more about Catherine at www.catherineryanhyde.com
She is co-author, with publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of How to be a Writer in the E-Age: a Self-Help Guide.
Her bestselling 1999 novel Pay It Forward was made into a major Warner Brothers motion picture. It was chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in over 30 countries. Simon & Schuster released a special 15th anniversary edition in December of ’14.
Pay It Forward: Young Readers Edition, an age-appropriate edited edition of the original novel, was released by Simon & Schuster in August of ‘14. It is suitable for children as young as eight.
You can learn much more about Catherine at www.catherineryanhyde.com
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February 11, 2022
Electric God by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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I absolutely do not know why this book has such great reviews. I have no idea what Catherine Ryan Hyde was thinking when she wrote this book. The story line and the characters do not even come close to what Hyde has so brilliantly written in all her other stories.
Regardless of how I feel about the writing of “Electric God” I will continue to love the incredible talented Catherine Ryan Hyde and her books.
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I absolutely do not know why this book has such great reviews. I have no idea what Catherine Ryan Hyde was thinking when she wrote this book. The story line and the characters do not even come close to what Hyde has so brilliantly written in all her other stories.
Regardless of how I feel about the writing of “Electric God” I will continue to love the incredible talented Catherine Ryan Hyde and her books.
December 29, 2013
Advance publicity for Catherine Ryan Hyde's "Electric God" claims that it's a modern retelling of Job.
I should think that's hardly a selling point. After all, most country-western music is a modern retelling of Job, but that allusion doesn't sell records. (e.g. "My dog dieth, my truck breaketh, and my honey she leaveth me.")
Yes, Hyde has constructed her novel around biblical themes of tragedy and forgiveness, but "Electric God" is also one of the most entertaining novels I've read this year. Imagine if Fanny Flagg had written the Old Testament.
(The book won't appear in stores till later this fall when a movie based on Hyde's previous novel, "Pay It Forward," opens in theaters.)
At the start of "Electric God," Hayden Reese is having a pretty bad 50th birthday: He doesn't have a job. His family is gone. His girlfriend dumps him. And yes, his dog dies.
The baby opossum he finds by the highway is suddenly the most important thing in his miserable world. Something visceral is obviously working on Hayden. His need to care for helpless creatures is so strong that he breaks the vet's jaw when the opossum dies.
In fact, Hayden's temper has broken just about everything. Convinced God doesn't have the guts to show His face, over the years Hayden has beaten a variety of people close to death.
The sheriff, his only real friend, shakes his head: "Seems like you've had more than your fair share of trouble."
"Seems like," Hayden answers.
"Some'd say you bring a lot of it on yourself, though. There'd be those who might reason you're practically out there looking for all the trouble you can lay in store."
"I hope I never have to meet them and hear it for myself, then."
"Oh, they're all around you, Hayden. It's just, nobody's quite so sure of you as to say a thing like that to your face."
"You just did."
"I got you cuffed, though."
"Anybody can have a bad day."
In fact, Hayden's bad day has been going on for 15 years. The novel's middle section jumps back to 1971 when Hayden, his wife, and their little girl are enjoying a busy, happy life. They hardly have the riches of Job, but his wife is in medical school and
their daughter is at that age of almost unbelievable cuteness.
Then, in a moment of wrenching tragedy, their domestic bliss is derailed. Hyde's story-telling style, always brisk, can knock the wind out of you. In the wake of this accident, Hayden prays, but nobody answers. The complexity of his grief makes all that well-meaning advice about "getting on with it" sound cruel and silly. He questions a priest, but canned references to the unquestionable ways of God don't bring him any solace. "I have always hated the book of Job," he admits.
When the story jumps back further to Hayden's childhood, we discover that his anger has even deeper roots. He was raised by a brutal fundamentalist who should have heard the echo of Jacob and Esau in the way he cruelly favored one son over the other. Finally, a clever twist of the Cain and Abel story leaves Hayden hating himself for failing to save his self-destructive brother from the wrath of the "electric God."
Highlighting these biblical allusions, though, may give the wrong impression. There's nothing heavy handed or scriptural about this engaging novel. Hyde stays carefully out of the way, letting the characters' dialogue carry the story whenever possible. The effect is surprisingly charming, sad, and sweet. The ingredients of even her most sentimental moments are so pure they rarely seem manipulative.
The last section of the book brings us back to the present as Hayden completes his descent into the ash pit. During a shoving match with his girlfriend's husband, he runs up against an opponent he can't beat into submission. When he wakes up after a 10-week coma with a chest full of buckshot, he finally starts to consider God's rhetorical question to Jonah, "Doest thou well to be so angry?"
From this point on, his mental reconstruction is more painful than any physical therapy he has to endure. Having lived a life founded on anger and self-righteous hatred, Hayden finds himself limping uneasily toward forgiveness. No audible answers come from on high, but answers do slowly come.
Hyde has some nerve to reach back to such an ancient, existential myth while plunging forward with a sweet story like this one. But, of course, it takes guts to question that whirlwind.
Not to give anything away, but the Lord blessed the latter end of Hayden more than his beginning. When they're through with "Electric God," readers are likely to feel the same way.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0928/p1...
I should think that's hardly a selling point. After all, most country-western music is a modern retelling of Job, but that allusion doesn't sell records. (e.g. "My dog dieth, my truck breaketh, and my honey she leaveth me.")
Yes, Hyde has constructed her novel around biblical themes of tragedy and forgiveness, but "Electric God" is also one of the most entertaining novels I've read this year. Imagine if Fanny Flagg had written the Old Testament.
(The book won't appear in stores till later this fall when a movie based on Hyde's previous novel, "Pay It Forward," opens in theaters.)
At the start of "Electric God," Hayden Reese is having a pretty bad 50th birthday: He doesn't have a job. His family is gone. His girlfriend dumps him. And yes, his dog dies.
The baby opossum he finds by the highway is suddenly the most important thing in his miserable world. Something visceral is obviously working on Hayden. His need to care for helpless creatures is so strong that he breaks the vet's jaw when the opossum dies.
In fact, Hayden's temper has broken just about everything. Convinced God doesn't have the guts to show His face, over the years Hayden has beaten a variety of people close to death.
The sheriff, his only real friend, shakes his head: "Seems like you've had more than your fair share of trouble."
"Seems like," Hayden answers.
"Some'd say you bring a lot of it on yourself, though. There'd be those who might reason you're practically out there looking for all the trouble you can lay in store."
"I hope I never have to meet them and hear it for myself, then."
"Oh, they're all around you, Hayden. It's just, nobody's quite so sure of you as to say a thing like that to your face."
"You just did."
"I got you cuffed, though."
"Anybody can have a bad day."
In fact, Hayden's bad day has been going on for 15 years. The novel's middle section jumps back to 1971 when Hayden, his wife, and their little girl are enjoying a busy, happy life. They hardly have the riches of Job, but his wife is in medical school and
their daughter is at that age of almost unbelievable cuteness.
Then, in a moment of wrenching tragedy, their domestic bliss is derailed. Hyde's story-telling style, always brisk, can knock the wind out of you. In the wake of this accident, Hayden prays, but nobody answers. The complexity of his grief makes all that well-meaning advice about "getting on with it" sound cruel and silly. He questions a priest, but canned references to the unquestionable ways of God don't bring him any solace. "I have always hated the book of Job," he admits.
When the story jumps back further to Hayden's childhood, we discover that his anger has even deeper roots. He was raised by a brutal fundamentalist who should have heard the echo of Jacob and Esau in the way he cruelly favored one son over the other. Finally, a clever twist of the Cain and Abel story leaves Hayden hating himself for failing to save his self-destructive brother from the wrath of the "electric God."
Highlighting these biblical allusions, though, may give the wrong impression. There's nothing heavy handed or scriptural about this engaging novel. Hyde stays carefully out of the way, letting the characters' dialogue carry the story whenever possible. The effect is surprisingly charming, sad, and sweet. The ingredients of even her most sentimental moments are so pure they rarely seem manipulative.
The last section of the book brings us back to the present as Hayden completes his descent into the ash pit. During a shoving match with his girlfriend's husband, he runs up against an opponent he can't beat into submission. When he wakes up after a 10-week coma with a chest full of buckshot, he finally starts to consider God's rhetorical question to Jonah, "Doest thou well to be so angry?"
From this point on, his mental reconstruction is more painful than any physical therapy he has to endure. Having lived a life founded on anger and self-righteous hatred, Hayden finds himself limping uneasily toward forgiveness. No audible answers come from on high, but answers do slowly come.
Hyde has some nerve to reach back to such an ancient, existential myth while plunging forward with a sweet story like this one. But, of course, it takes guts to question that whirlwind.
Not to give anything away, but the Lord blessed the latter end of Hayden more than his beginning. When they're through with "Electric God," readers are likely to feel the same way.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0928/p1...
May 2, 2013
I have yet to come across a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde that I didn’t like. She has an incomparable talent writing about the misfits, the oddballs, the downtrodden, the immensely flawed, all the while keeping them exciting and interesting, and most of all, giving them that spark of hope for redemption. C. Ryan Hyde is slowly becoming one of my favorite writers. Her characters are never boring. Here in Electric God, we meet Hayden Reese, a man who has lost everything. He is a good and decent man. Intelligent and loving, dedicated to his family. His one big flaw is that he gets angry and violent when it comes to protecting the ones he loves. This book telling his journey is fascinating, sometimes funny, often moving.
Electric God came out in the UK under the title "The Hardest Part of Love". After reading the book, especially the part about Hayden's little brother, Daniel, I have to say that the original title makes so much more sense.
Electric God came out in the UK under the title "The Hardest Part of Love". After reading the book, especially the part about Hayden's little brother, Daniel, I have to say that the original title makes so much more sense.
December 10, 2025
⭐ 4 stars — beautifully sad, quietly powerful, and unexpectedly moving ⭐
Electric God by Catherine Ryan Hyde is one of those books that starts soft and then hits you with emotions you weren’t prepared for. I went into it expecting a steady, character-driven story and ended up feeling deeply connected to a man whose life has been shaped by trauma, grief, and the constant urge to run from his own past.
Tropes & Vibes
⚡ Flawed protagonist seeking redemption
🏡 Found family
💔 Trauma + healing
🌧️ Emotional growth through hardship
🛠️ Second chance at life
✨ Quiet, introspective storytelling
My Review
At 25, I feel like I’ve read enough character-focused fiction to know when something is genuinely honest and Hayden’s story is exactly that. He’s messy, impulsive, deeply wounded, and sometimes frustrating, but Hyde writes him with such empathy that it’s impossible not to care about him.
The writing is simple in the best way: clean, emotional, and raw without being dramatic for the sake of it. Every moment feels grounded in real human pain and real human hope. The slow pacing works because the whole book is about internal change rather than external action.
What really got me were the relationships especially the found-family dynamics. They felt fragile, complicated, and meaningful. Those connections give the story its heart, even when everything feels bleak.
It’s not a perfect book, it can drag, and the heaviness might not be for everyone but it’s one of those stories that lingers. Quiet, aching, and unexpectedly comforting.
If you like emotionally honest books about broken people trying to do better, this is absolutely worth the read. ⚡📚💛
Electric God by Catherine Ryan Hyde is one of those books that starts soft and then hits you with emotions you weren’t prepared for. I went into it expecting a steady, character-driven story and ended up feeling deeply connected to a man whose life has been shaped by trauma, grief, and the constant urge to run from his own past.
Tropes & Vibes
⚡ Flawed protagonist seeking redemption
🏡 Found family
💔 Trauma + healing
🌧️ Emotional growth through hardship
🛠️ Second chance at life
✨ Quiet, introspective storytelling
My Review
At 25, I feel like I’ve read enough character-focused fiction to know when something is genuinely honest and Hayden’s story is exactly that. He’s messy, impulsive, deeply wounded, and sometimes frustrating, but Hyde writes him with such empathy that it’s impossible not to care about him.
The writing is simple in the best way: clean, emotional, and raw without being dramatic for the sake of it. Every moment feels grounded in real human pain and real human hope. The slow pacing works because the whole book is about internal change rather than external action.
What really got me were the relationships especially the found-family dynamics. They felt fragile, complicated, and meaningful. Those connections give the story its heart, even when everything feels bleak.
It’s not a perfect book, it can drag, and the heaviness might not be for everyone but it’s one of those stories that lingers. Quiet, aching, and unexpectedly comforting.
If you like emotionally honest books about broken people trying to do better, this is absolutely worth the read. ⚡📚💛
February 11, 2016
As always, Hyde manages to touch my heart as well as my mind, in that order (and that's a rare and wonderful talent). Brava!
September 3, 2016
One of my favorite stories of all time!
Hayden Reese is an intense, honorable, lost man with a desire to do right but a lack of reasoning to make it all work. Electric God is the perfect tale of sorrow, redemption and twists of fate that anyone can relate to. How long can a person hold onto a burden that was never meant to be carried? How do do the lies we believe as truth keep us all from becoming who we're meant to be?
Hayden Reese is an intense, honorable, lost man with a desire to do right but a lack of reasoning to make it all work. Electric God is the perfect tale of sorrow, redemption and twists of fate that anyone can relate to. How long can a person hold onto a burden that was never meant to be carried? How do do the lies we believe as truth keep us all from becoming who we're meant to be?
December 3, 2017
This is a re-release of one of CRH’s earlier books; only e-books are available. I always go to Catherine Ryan Hyde when I need to recharge my faith in humanity. Her characters are always complex; working through grief, pain or trauma; and there is always a satisfying but not wrote conclusion. I learn from her books and am emotionally drawn to her books. I don’t know where she pulls her stories from but the world has received great gifts from her body of literature.
September 5, 2014
This novel is funny, wry, moving and has such believable characters. I love how Hyde has a penchant for writing about flawed characters that have so many redeemable qualities you just can’t help but cheer for them. I found this book thoroughly enjoyable and will definitely be reading more by Hyde.
January 20, 2016
God by any other name is still Him
I give this a five because it not just fiction for enjoyment , but made me think about my own decisions, where I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't. This reads as art, literature, and I will be rereading it .
I give this a five because it not just fiction for enjoyment , but made me think about my own decisions, where I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't. This reads as art, literature, and I will be rereading it .
February 9, 2024
It took me 40% into reading the book before I began to understand what was happening. It started in the current day and flashed back to his youth and what happened to his marriage.I didn’t really like the main character. He wasn’t very likeable. Not one of her best books.
October 9, 2020
4.2 stars. Catherine Ryan Hyde always writes a good book. This is one of her earlier ones. It was supposed to be a short story but part way through she realized she had a novel
September 21, 2024
Another heart-wrenching story by the amazing C.R. Hyde. The man, Hayden, biblical Job, and Jonah are vessels to tell a story of struggle and survival and ultimate joy. Great characters, humans, and canine.
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November 26, 2017This book was unlike most of the others I’ve read by Ryan Hyde. I liked it nonetheless. It kept shifting its timeframe, but throughout it all, it provided a sensitive microscopic into the protagonist’s outer experiences and exploits and his inner reflections. It was very insightful.
September 3, 2018
I enjoy all of Catherine Ryan Hyde's books. Although this one started out a little slowly for me, it quickly blossomed into a thoughtful, detailed character study of a man understandably plagued by rage who eventually finds forgiveness. Recommended!
May 7, 2020
4 1/2 Electric Stars! I love Catherine Ryan Hyde's style of writing and her character portrayals!
February 11, 2025
In the author’s skillful fashion this story of family, abuse, unchecked anger, tragedy, forgiveness or the lack of same is presented with characters and events that draw you into the narrative.
The author begins informing the reader that despite the title, the book had no place being placed in the Christian Fiction section of the bookstore; based not only on the fact that she is Jewish but that she didn’t wish the main focus to be on a particular religion. That being said there are several references to the Old Testament tales of Job and Jonah.
I very much enjoy Catherine Ryan Hyde’s works and she is among my favorite authors.
The author begins informing the reader that despite the title, the book had no place being placed in the Christian Fiction section of the bookstore; based not only on the fact that she is Jewish but that she didn’t wish the main focus to be on a particular religion. That being said there are several references to the Old Testament tales of Job and Jonah.
I very much enjoy Catherine Ryan Hyde’s works and she is among my favorite authors.
July 25, 2017
Once again Hyde does an incredible job weaving together a story of homecoming. Hayden Reese portrayed those souls in which anger seized his life and took him on a path which had detours. This is a story of loss, love, and forgiveness, especially of ones self.
March 17, 2017
I loved this book! A must read that is really different. A+
October 1, 2017
I almost stopped reading the book - just as I have stopped a couple of times reading the book of Job. I have often thought there was so much sadness in the world that I do not care to spend precious time reading about sad. But, I know with Job and if this book were truly a modern day Job there would be redemption in the end. I am so glad I finished the story.
A cold father, a brother who was his dad's favorite, and a tragic accident molded his view of God and the world. This distorted view made his choices all wrong. And, life dealt him blow after blow until he almost dies.
Makes me think about my own children - I must talk to them as we do life together. So, they can know that they are loved by me and God.
A cold father, a brother who was his dad's favorite, and a tragic accident molded his view of God and the world. This distorted view made his choices all wrong. And, life dealt him blow after blow until he almost dies.
Makes me think about my own children - I must talk to them as we do life together. So, they can know that they are loved by me and God.
July 5, 2017
Another Good Story
Being a fan of Catherine Ryan Hyde's, I really enjoyed Electric God. The characters were interesting and well developed. Hayden's evolution was fascinating, but sometimes it was hard to comprehend his actions. It's a long process for Hayden but well worth the insight in the end. Enjoyable summer read.
Being a fan of Catherine Ryan Hyde's, I really enjoyed Electric God. The characters were interesting and well developed. Hayden's evolution was fascinating, but sometimes it was hard to comprehend his actions. It's a long process for Hayden but well worth the insight in the end. Enjoyable summer read.
July 6, 2017
Catherine Ryan Hyde doesn't disappoint with this earlier book of hers. I found myself thinking about this book and the main character throughout the day, anxious to be able to pick up where the story left off when I was able to read more. A thoughtful and suspenseful book that we can all find some nugget of wisdom in.
June 6, 2013
Still love mye some Catherine Ryan Hyde. I really like how the story lines do not feel cheesy and how it's obvious she puts in the time, to really get to know professions of people she writes about. Thanks again Catherine!
October 2, 2014
Loved this book.
Catherine Ryan Hyde did it again. I loved this story from beginning to end. It started out good and was good all the way thru. There was not a boring page. I wanted to read every word of this book.
Catherine Ryan Hyde did it again. I loved this story from beginning to end. It started out good and was good all the way thru. There was not a boring page. I wanted to read every word of this book.
February 27, 2017
I am such a fan of your writing Ms. Hyde. I find your books hard to put
down....and your characters have become like friends. You bring so much life to them, and the everyday issues that most of us don't live thru give one more understanding and empathy.
down....and your characters have become like friends. You bring so much life to them, and the everyday issues that most of us don't live thru give one more understanding and empathy.
September 3, 2017
This is a remarkable story of redemption and letting go of our unhealthy past selves. I recommend this novel to everyone who knows that the need to change who they are for the better yet are struggling to do so.
May 25, 2016
It took me awhile to get into it, and then you just feel such sorrow for the main character. The story was satisfying enough for me.
March 3, 2018
This book is difficult for me to rate, because I realize I really didn't like it very much. Yet, I couldn't stop reading it. It was written in a way that I HAD to keep reading, HAD to know how things were going to turn out. And it does have a hopeful, if not exactly happy ending. I had a difficult time following all the jumping around in time, for which I have not yet found a purpose. The book includes several sexual scenes which, while relatively mild, did not further endear me to the book. The theme of forgiveness, which is one of my favorites, is hinted at, but not thoroughly explored; I would have liked more on forgiveness. At the end of the book, I did not feel satisfied. I made it all the way through but didn't really feel any "closure" ... although the protagonist (who is most definitely an antagonist through much of the book) has changed a great deal, but it doesn't really feel as if the changes are consequential enough. I was just disappointed in this book, by an author I have thoroughly enjoyed before.
September 26, 2025
I found this one to be very depressing. So many bad things happened to Hayden. It started young with him and it feels like how his dad treated him caused Hayden's reactions later in life. He bottled so much up, then when something really bad would happy, Hayden would explode, often violence happened and people were hurt and he would end up in jail. Sometimes the actions were warranted, like with what happened with his daughter, but he took it too far. If he had just damaged the car, the point would have been made, beating the hell out of the boy (even if he deserved it) was too far. One punch, might have been ok, but not what happened. It's easy to see why he let his wife and daughter walk away.
Yet, I liked when they walked back into his life. It seems like almost dying had put Hayden in a different mindset, which was a good thing. By the end of the book, Hayden is in such a better place mentally, even if he is still struggling with the after math of bad things happening to him.
Yet, I liked when they walked back into his life. It seems like almost dying had put Hayden in a different mindset, which was a good thing. By the end of the book, Hayden is in such a better place mentally, even if he is still struggling with the after math of bad things happening to him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 19, 2020
I have read several other of Catherine Ryan Hyde's books but did not enjoy this one as much. I can see by looking at other reviews that I am in the minority on my opinion of this book. However, I just did not like the main character and never felt drawn to him. I only felt horrified by the rage he displayed toward other people and how destructive he was. I realize that his upbringing played a part in that but lots of people go through really tough childhoods and yet don't go out beating people up. Also, the ending just did not feel realistic to me.
Although I didn't like this one as well as most of the other novels I have read by Hyde, she continues to be a favorite author and I will continue to seek out her novels. I think I prefer her books that have young people and kids as the main characters.
Although I didn't like this one as well as most of the other novels I have read by Hyde, she continues to be a favorite author and I will continue to seek out her novels. I think I prefer her books that have young people and kids as the main characters.
December 9, 2022
Another winner from Catherine Ryan Hyde. I am a huge fan of her. She is one of my top three favorite authors. This book is a little different from the others that I’ve read. But the changes are good. And actually this is one of her earlier novels. The story is about Hayden, a fifty-something year old rough guy. He’s had a somewhat rough life and is making sure it continues. He seems to like breaking jaws. Hayden and the other characters are very well developed. Ms. Hyde always brings us into her characters lives and this book is no exception. I try to keep one of her books on the carousel of my Kindle so that if I read some-not-so-good books or some real heavy historical fiction books, I can pick up the Catherine Ryan Hyde book and become totally immersed in one of her great characters lives. I guess my point is made that I am a big fan of this author.
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