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"We counted pine boards because sometimes arithmetic saves lives"

"Time's a thief. Sometimes it steals backwards."

"We moved because not moving was louder."

"20 feet is a long way when the earth has asked for your legs."

"The world is never that tidy unless a man forced it to be."

As I listen, the words that come to mind are:
Visceral
Raw
PTSD
Anxiousness
Poetically brutal
Evocative
Intense

...I can smell the sawdust and feel his pounding heart.

On our way to Virginia in March, my Pister told me I needed to listen to this audiobook.

I dont remember exactly how she described the book, or Joe Arden's delivery, but I do remember she specifically mentioned the impact Joe's inhales made each time Bishop has a flashback... and how this book made her feel.

When Nikki is adamant about a book, I read it... because my Pister is ALWAYS right