People have a hard time finding a good book to read, and I think one of the reasons why is that we don't take much time to think about what we like in a book. Some things are, admittedly, hard to pinpoint. It can be an unexplainable combination of plot, pacing, character, and writing style that surprises and delights.
But some of us are a little more predictible. I, for example, love stories where characters are on a journey. It can be a quest to retrieve a stolen hoard of treasure from a dragon like in The Hobbit. Or a humorous road trip to get a recalitrant ex-jock to fulfill his commitment to star in a film like Heaven, Texas. It can even be a 16-year-old driving her elderly boss to shoe stores across the country like in Rules of the Road or the upsetting life-or-death walk of the close-knit father and son in The Road. There's something about a character setting off on a life-altering trip that really appeals to me.
So, I was excited last night when I started the book Blood Red Road, a debut novel by Moira Young. The book introduces the main character Sama, her twin brother Lugh, little sister Emmi, and their broken down father, eking out an existence in a barren post-apocalyptic world. Their precarious world shatters quickly, and Sama soon sets out on a journey to find Lugh. Ah, I said to myself. So far, so good. Just what I wanted to read.
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