Richard W Doornink 1967 - a coming of age story, paperback/richard doornink

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1967 depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era.

It is a strongly written, moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self.

Set in a small prairie town over a one year period, 1967 provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone.

Seen from the young boy's perspective, devoid of reflection, the reader is pulled along within the frame of his experience - his point of view, his language, and his understanding.

It becomes clear that the boy's growing up has less to do with physical development than with recovering a buried memory.

Lacking a real moral centre, the main character is an anti-hero but immensely likeable, for although he is canny and quick-witted, he is nevertheless an innocent child, prisoner of his cultural and social-economic class.

While 1967 provides a devastating look at an impoverished existence, empty of expressed love or gentle guidance, the evocative imagery and power that fuels the writing provides vivid proof that one can survive childhood.