Long Way Gone

Long Way Gone is written by Charles Martin and is about musician and songwriter Cooper O’Connor who met Daley Cross in Nashville, Tennessee. After Cooper took everything his father held dear, he then drove 1200 miles away. Then, when Cooper only had a six-string guitar and a bold-faced intuition that he actually had some talent, he soon came to realize that he was not only dead wrong, but foolish and stupid. Overall, this was a good book and I would definitely read this again. In part one, Cooper meets Daley Cross after twenty years. They meet unexpectedly after him finding her at a stoplight battered and bruised. He took preliminary actions and picked up her bruised, broken, and bleeding body, to take her to his jeep and then on to the hospital. In part two, Cooper has flashbacks to the time he ran away. He tells of his job at the guitar shop and how and when his guitar was stolen, with it was his motivation. When he returns he gets a letter, from Big-Big, his father’s accomplice, stating that his father has died. The letter, though, was two years old. He then has to go on a quest to change his reputation and fulfill his father’s legacy. During the story we are constantly told that, “No matter where you go, no matter what happens, what you become, what you gain, what you lose, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. Son, you can always come home.” Long Way Gone hits home for many people including myself. The emotion it evokes including the hurt you feel for Cooper and Daley once they break big then crash. Though the book is deep, it tugs at your heartstrings and makes you feel a little bit. This was a book that was hard to put down and it kept me up with late nights of reading. Each chapter leaves you with a cliffhanger that left me thirsting for more and wishing that I would never have to put it down. The book is very realistic. At any time throughout the story line you can relate to the characters, their actions, and their thoughts. For example, at many times throughout the book Cooper feels as if he is completely alone. Which for most people is completely relatable. for me this book brought many feelings i have buried up to the surface i hope you enjoy