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Glorify Each Day

John Banks
819 Publishing (2011)
ISBN 9780983333401
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (4/11)

“Glorify Each Day” by John Banks is not a book that I would pick up just by looking at the cover. By the sounds of the title and looks of the cover, it would appear to be some type of religious or self-help book. Let me assure you, however, that it is neither. Although when I did receive the book I had to flip it over and read the back just to be sure that it was the fictional book that I thought it was. Any of the religious connotations that the title may give will be quickly washed away when you read the opening pages. In them, the main character Tommy (“Teach”) is eight years old and he severely abuses his family pet to the point that he thinks that it is dead. Reading this part made my stomach churn, but I chose to move forward and read on and I am glad I did. What follows is a very gripping story of a man who had never gotten over his first love. He thinks of her constantly and it has a profound impact on his life and on the other relationships that he has. The book goes back and forth between past events in Teach’s life and current day events. He teaches a GED class full of quite an interesting array of individuals whom we get to know better through reading the essays that they write for his class. Banks does a wonderful job at creating a fascinating cast of characters. I really enjoyed the different mix of people and found their lives and insights to be quite thought-provoking. “Glorify Each Day” is quite a unique work of fiction. Banks has woven an intricate novel whose pieces all fit quite neatly together in the end. Although there are some parts in the book that may be offensive to some readers, I believe that the novel is a worthwhile read.

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