The Book of Otto and Liam (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781946448767)

Liam is the boy, lying in the hospital, in grave condition, a bullet lodged in his head. Otto is his father, a commercial artist whose marriage has collapsed in the wake of the disaster. Paul Griner's brave novel taps directly into the vein of a uniquely American tragedy: the school shooting. We know these grotesque and sorrowful events too well. Thankfully, the characters in this drama are finely drawn human beings--those who gain our empathy, those who commit the unspeakable acts, and those conspiracy fanatics who launch a concerted campaign to convince the world that the shooting was a hoax. The Book of Otto and Liam is a suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat read and, at the same time, it is a meditation on the forms evil can take, from the irredeemable act of the shooter himself, to the anger and devastation it causes in the victims' families. Griner has managed to make an amazing, incredibly powerful book, one that is like no other.

Author: Paul Griner
ISBN-10: 1946448761
ISBN-13: 9781946448767
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Award: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
Booklist 04/01/2021 pg. 17