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Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? (2019)

por Brock Clarke

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Calvin Bledsoe's journey begins with the death of his mother. An internationally known theologian and an expert on all things John Calvin, she had been the dominant force in her son's existence, so much so that he never left home--even when he married--and, as a result, never grew up. At his mother's funeral, Calvin is introduced to his aunt Beatrice, a woman he had not even known existed. Beatrice immediately makes it clear to Calvin that she is now in charge of his life, and the first thing she is going to do is whisk him off to Europe with her for a grand adventure. As Calvin and his aunt traverse the continent, it becomes apparent that her clandestine behavior is leading leading him into danger. Facing a menagerie of antiquities thieves, secret agents, religious fanatics, and an ex-wife who is stalking him, Calvin begins to suspect there might be some meaning behind the madness. Maybe he's not the person he thought he was? Perhaps no one is ever who they appear to be? But there's little time for soul-searching, as Calvin first has to figure out why he has been kidnapped, why his aunt has disappeared, and who the hell burned down his house in Maine. Powered by pitch-perfect dialogue, lovable characters, and surprising optimism, Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? is a modern-day take on Graham Greene's classic Travels with My Aunt, a novel about grabbing life, and holding on--wherever it may take you.… (más)
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This is a quirky book about Calvin Bledsoe, who after both his parents die within weeks of each other ends up on a trans-Atlantic journey with an aunt he never knew existed. I don’t think this book gets the credit it deserves, and it may not be for everyone, but if you enjoy novels told from the point of view of non-neurotypical characters who may not be reliable narrators, this may be for you. ( )
  JessiAdams | Jan 12, 2023 |
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Did not finish reading
  kerryp | Jan 3, 2023 |
This book was initially compelling and well written but became annoying less than half-way through. The same joke becomes trite if repeated too often as was the case here. The writing was too glib and vapid for my taste and the characters were annoying or wholly dislikable. I dragged myself to the end but really couldn't care less about what happened to anyone in the story, one way or another. ( )
  wordbyword | Apr 26, 2021 |
Made it 40% through, but it just didn't connect with me. Random stuff happening is hard to care about. Didn't hate it, but didn't feel invested enough to continue. Abandoned. ( )
  RandyRasa | Feb 24, 2020 |
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Calvin Bledsoe, son of a high school coach and a dour Calvinist minister, has a quiet life as a blogger. His very boring job is to extol the virtues of pellet stoves by making up stories that have little in common with reality. Then an unknown aunt enters his life, and she is a force that cannot be reckoned with. So he is off on adventures, all due to his very manipulative aunt.

This novel is a bit of a train wreck, or rather, like looking at one. Calvin just lets life wash over him. You just want to yell at him to take some control, grow up, be an adult, and quit depressing me. It is an entertaining book in a rather sad way. I liked Calvin but am eternally grateful I am not Calvin.

There was a bit that was too graphic for my tender sensibilities, but I can deal with that. Some very bizarre circumstances that left me a bit unsettled. But mostly I was just sad that the fictional Calvin has such a hard tine finding himself. ( )
  TooBusyReading | Dec 6, 2019 |
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Calvin Bledsoe's journey begins with the death of his mother. An internationally known theologian and an expert on all things John Calvin, she had been the dominant force in her son's existence, so much so that he never left home--even when he married--and, as a result, never grew up. At his mother's funeral, Calvin is introduced to his aunt Beatrice, a woman he had not even known existed. Beatrice immediately makes it clear to Calvin that she is now in charge of his life, and the first thing she is going to do is whisk him off to Europe with her for a grand adventure. As Calvin and his aunt traverse the continent, it becomes apparent that her clandestine behavior is leading leading him into danger. Facing a menagerie of antiquities thieves, secret agents, religious fanatics, and an ex-wife who is stalking him, Calvin begins to suspect there might be some meaning behind the madness. Maybe he's not the person he thought he was? Perhaps no one is ever who they appear to be? But there's little time for soul-searching, as Calvin first has to figure out why he has been kidnapped, why his aunt has disappeared, and who the hell burned down his house in Maine. Powered by pitch-perfect dialogue, lovable characters, and surprising optimism, Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? is a modern-day take on Graham Greene's classic Travels with My Aunt, a novel about grabbing life, and holding on--wherever it may take you.

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