A Death in the Family, by James Agee
A Death in the Family by James Agee was recommended to me by Stephen King. Yes. Stephen King. I had just read On Writing by S.K. In the back of the book, he published a list of recommended reading. This was one of them.James Agee was not alive when his book was published, so he didn't even know that for this first draft(!), he won the Pulitzer Prize.
The story is about a man named Jay who leaves his home in the middle of the night to see his father, who may be living his last moments. When he arrives, he sees the problem is not as serious as would seem and so returns home. However, on the ride home, he dies in a car accident. The rest of the book centers around how each member in the family deals with the tragedy.It was amazing to read being that I experienced my own father's death and when I was 13, the death of an aunt. The way Rufus' mind works in this book (the son) is eye-opening and honest. Somehow feeling prouder and conceited because you now have a tragedy in your history and under your belt...
Read it. It's great.
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