Tom Drury - The End of Vandalism

[Mel Carriere]

A friend of mine recently gave me "The End of Vandalism" by Tom Drury. It took a little while to get into it, but I find it an extremely enjoyable read and highly amusing. Has anybody else out there sampled this book and this author?

[Hannellene]

This book certainly is a unique, enjoyable read. The story doesn't take place in the real world.

[Mel Carriere]

No, It takes place in an imaginary county of Iowa. If you are from the midwest, then you can relate to it. It is absolutely shocking how mundane our existence is. Being from the hillbilly portions of the west, I have been in small towns like this, which are like separate solar systems. But when you live in California or other civilized regions of the country, you forget how different life is out in the sticks. The plot of this story is nothing less than life itself, which I find fascinating. This novel is not far from the truth at all. In fact, it may be closer to the truth than life itself.