Wildlife

“When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less of what's in their hearts. This can save you from becoming an adult too early, save your life from becoming only theirs lived over again - which is a loss. But to shield yourself - as I didn't do - seems to be an even greater error, since what's lost is the truth of your parents' life and what you should think about it, and beyond that, how you should estimate the world you are about to live in.”

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The narrator was extremely boring and passive, and there's not much for plot, but the ideas are unique, and the symbolism/imagery of a forest fire is intriguing throughout. I don't think that's enough to call it a good novel, but it's certainly not a terrible one. I guess it's more human than I wanted it to be: it offers no truth, no big revelations. It just exists, as things do.