The End of Vandalism: A Novel | 
Yesterday I spent a wonderful hour strolling Much Ado books in Alfriston. We had a childfree day and when hubby asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, this was it. I went in with one aim. Find books I have never heard of. And I was successful! Chatting to the owner, he was so happy I had found the Drury (his favourite book of last year) without handselling it to me that he gave it to me as a birthday gift!! How wonderful is that!! 📚 🎂 💗
pickYes! Lots of good books in read October. 5 ⭐ for The End of Vandalism! About a small midwestern town (I place it in northeast IA) where nothing much seems to happen while people go about living their lives. Those lives encompass humor & passion & tragedy & redemption. The humor is delivered straight in what I like to call “midwestern dry.“ The action starts at the local high school where The End to Vandalism dance is being held to raise funds.
One fall they held the blood drive in the fire barn at Grafton. Sheriff Dan Norman was there mainly as a gesture of good will, but one of the nurses didn't make it, so Dan agreed to place the gauze in the crook of everyone's arm. "And I thank you," he would say.
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pickThis novel provides good insight into contemporary life in small midwestern American communities. The quirky characters also have depth that provides insight into the meaning of mundane daily occurrences.
