He just has a weird, somewhat aloof way of showing it. And yet, it's obvious that he has an immense amount of wisdom, commands great respect, and truly loves his family.
He can never stay with one woman for very long. “Pop”, as he is lovingly referred to, turns a blind eye to his ailing family. The fact that this father also happens to be a famous writer is rightly relegated to the sidelines most of the time. Dubus is put in the position of basically having a child for a father. The family situation, in which his father leaves him and his siblings with a hardworking if somewhat financially destitute mother, might as well be another character in the story. The narration is slow and intimate there's a feeling of being drawn into Dubus' turbulent boyhood, of being alongside him as he comes of age in a strange time and in a strange family situation. Having the author perform a piece of work that is as raw and personal as this one makes for an incredible listening experience. This style is matched word for word by his own narration. It also focuses on his ascension out of a potential future that feels almost predetermined, as well as his sometimes tumultuous relationship with his famous father.ĭubus, whose first book, The House of Sand and Fog, was a finalist for The National Book Award, writes prose that is precise, deliberate, and meticulously crafted. The quotation ultimately sets the tone for the book, which tackles the grit, drugs and street fights that accounted for much of the author's experience growing up in a small New England town in the ‘70s. Andre Dubus III begins his memoir, Townie, with a Bruce Springsteen lyric about boys trying to look tough.
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