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Pretty good. The story of "Tom" growing from a young boy to an older man. Again Aumonier's stile of writing short stories is seen in this longer novel. The beginning of one chapter is at times several years from the end of the last. However once tied together the complete story is well told. The last chapters seem not to be leading to an ending but rather extending it to bring a final closure to the book but to the lif but leaving open more of his life to be finished. There is quiet allot of Aumoniers personal philosophy about life, family and religion in the main caricature. Sometimes leaving a sense of his own personal confusion as though he was trying to define it for himself through writing a story. As a result each of the segments become very real and alive.