Book Review: Twenty Five to Life by R. W. W. Greene

Mr. Greene has been a teacher at our school for years, retired, then came back to teach this past year. He donated this book to our collection and I am so glad that he did because I really enjoyed the story.

In Julie's world the age of legal majority is 25 and she is only 23. When she learns that he mother wants to move her out of her childhood home, she decides to step out on her own, even though that will lead to an illegal existence. Even worse, the world has changed - between global warming, and the bombs that various countries lobbed at each other - the air isn't even safe to breath. But she runs anyway, and finds herself in a sketchy world that was beyond her imaginings.

What is the best part of this book? For me it was the characters. Mr. Greene did a great job of creating some very three dimensional characters who, though flawed, were intriging and likeable. People I wanted to meet.

Try this book. You will find it on the shelves of the Nashua South Library (as soon as I get it cataloged.)