Ben Benjamin is a complete mess. He is unemployed, fighting a divorce, and terminally sad about an accident that precipitated his fall from grace. He takes a job as a caregiver to Trevor, a wheelchair bound teen who probably won't live to see 25. It is a low paying job but all he's got. He is fighting almost everything that is happening in his life, but unsuccessfully. Conditions make it difficult for him to get to work on time, he gets fired. But then he embarks on a epic road trip with Trevor, not as an employee but as a friend. Not surprisingly, the road trip turns into kind of a mess...just like most of the things that Ben touches. The plot here is not surprising but the personality of the characters, the pacing, and the dialog is fabulous. I admit, I could not stop reading. This is sentimental but but not in a cloying, heart breaking way...Ben confronts a lot of his issues as he should, blaming no one but himself. The supporting characters are made up of several other men doing their best to be father's even though they have a long history of messing up. Will they have a second chance? Will things work out to a nicely tied up conclusion? Author Evison seems to know how to make it real without making it sappy.
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