Mascot

by Michael Vaughn

Zelda's life is in a rut, until the mascot of the local baseball team makes her the object of his comic gags. After an on-field game of musical chairs, Zelda opens her consolation gift to find her favorite candy and a poem that cuts to the heart of her loneliness. It would seem that the man inside the gorilla suit is someone she knows! An unexpectedly deep romance from the award-winning author of The Popcorn Girl.

Genres: Fiction

217 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2015

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gave it a try

Thought the subject held promise but just turned in to a trash book. Started off liking main character, Zelda, but what a dumpster fire she turned in to. Would not recommend.

[Jeanne Johnston · Rating 2 out of 5]

This started out fun but about two-thirds of the way in, it got uncomfortable, with a surprisingly depressing ending. I'm not sure what the takeaway is even supposed to be.

I think I need a hug. 😕

[Janet Atchley · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting story line but became somewhat redundant plus way to graphic for me.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

It really good

I like because it good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good book thanks

[Tess Ailshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of Vaughn's writing style. The present-tense prose evokes an importance that might not work in past tense, and Vaughn has a knack for describing scenery and ambiance in a decidedly original and evocative manner. Vaughn's characters are decidedly human and absolutely unique. I find difficulty in predicting the ending of a story, much less the plot line that gets us to that ending.

Mascot does it again. Complex characters whose timelines show them different from what we originally see, with enough left unsaid that the reader has no choice but to be involved and to look beyond the words on the page.

Mascot is another that does not end at all as I expected, nor as I would have wished it to. That makes it no less a picture of life.