These Things Happen

These Things Happen by Richard Kramer is a little slice of life.  It follows (switching viewpoints) a 15-year old boy, his friend, his father, his mother, his father’s boyfriend, and his mother’s husband over the course of about 2 days and through a rather traumatic event.  What I liked best about the book was the author’s use of language.  The book engages in a lot of following the thoughts of these people but when it breaks into dialogue it is especially captivating.

All in all a book I would recommend.