My Initial Reaction to Reading Theo of Golden

Join The Reading Room book club and community: https://substack.com/@benjaminlaird Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is a contemporary novel about art, kindness, and family. In this spoiler-light book review, I explore why this quiet debut novel became such a word-of-mouth success. On the one hand, it feels oddly refreshing in our chaotic, neurotic, and social-media-infused age. On the other hand, it contains many cliches and presents an unrealistic pastiche of the south. I discuss the value of reading contemporary literature, the relationship between earthly experiences of heaven and hell, and art’s power to give meaning to ordinary human lives. My book recommendations: https://bookshop.org/shop/benjaminlai... Affiliate disclosure: I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through my Bookshop.org link, at no additional cost to you. Subscribe for videos about great books, classic and contemporary literature, timeless stories, and the ideas that stay with us.