Book Review — Biloxi: A Novel by Mary Miller

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06/02/2019 06:42 AM (update 04/11/2023 01:44 AM)

His wife left him, he has little connection to his daughter, he quit his job in anticipation of a sizeable inheritance from his recently deceased father and, at 63, Louis spends his time watching reality TV, drinking beer (lots of beer), accepting take-out leftovers from his brother-in-law, feeling forlorn and pretty much expecting this is what the remainder of his life will be like. He’s pathetic. Then on a whim he accepts an aging, overweight dog with a gagging problem and a series of events are triggered that changes the trajectory of his life. He meets a couple of women, gets robbed, learns there isn’t much of an inheritance left, and reconnects with his daughter. He realizes he has choices and decides to exercise some of them which pops him out of the rut he’s been in. As the horizon becomes brighter he becomes less pathetic and we are left to hope that he headed on a different path. This is a book about people and how lives are lived…or not. Carol Lloyd is the Director of the Churchill County Library. She has caught up on some of her reading due to the long weekend and rainy weather. Sign up to receive updates and the Friday File email notices. Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon.