Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Publisher: William Morrow (July 2009)
260 pages, eBook (purchased myself for $8.89)
Book Rating: 5 Stars
Content Note: Includes Swearing and Sexual Situations
After his father left to have a “new family” with his secretary, Henry and his mother were pretty much on their own (his mother seeming to withdraw further and further within herself as time went on, unable to cope with life in general)—until they offered assistance to a desperate man they met at the PriceMart, and their lives changed in the course of the few days of the Labor Day weekend. Beautiful story told from the point-of-view of a 13-year-old boy, that blurs the lines between right and wrong, and highlights the simple beauty of true intimacy. There was an ominous feeling throughout this story, never completely sure of Frank’s intentions or the inherent danger of their situation laying in wait, but I loved the ending. Great coming-of-age story!
Movie Adaptations:
Labor Day (2013)
Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith
Movie Rating: PG-13
My Rating: 5 Stars
Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled
Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry
This movie stayed really close to the book, and the casting was great—all the characters were as I imagined them. I loved the way it kept the slow, easy flow of events—just kind of letting the simplicity and beauty in life shine. Josh Brolin (Frank) was really believable as a long-imprisoned man, making the most of the few days he got to spend in a home with a family.
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