Man Martin

Bone King is a professor whose specialty is etymology, the study of words. He’s published one book on the subject and is working on another, but not fast enough for his publisher. His wife is a former student – although they’re the same age – and he suspects she’s cheating on him with the yardman. Bone also has a sudden medical problem. Sometimes he freezes up and can’t walk through doors.

You might spend a good deal of this book frustrated with Bone King for being so clueless and stupid in love with his cruel, vapid wife. He’s a pretty flawed character, loving his wife more than she deserves and being pretty much constantly distracted by words – which is part of the problem. But as things progress you may come to see Bone King as the embodiment of the goodness and optimism in all of us. Or most of us anyway.… (más)