Nowhere Fast

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Summary: Nowhere Fast
Review: Nowhere Fast, by Kevin Waltman captures the grief of being an adolescent teenager. Although Waltman wonderfully develops the main character, Gary, he does not make him very likable. He drives around in a stolen car with his friend Wilson, trying to be a good boyfriend, and a good son even thought his girlfriend has issues, and his father is an alcoholic, with a twister temper. Gary also feels trapped inside his small Indiana town. A teacher Mr. Roverson, who is constantly taunted about having an affair with a student gives therapy to Gary, and helps him with his prudish girlfriend Lauryn, and his father's temper. The teachers own love for his student Lindy, extends the credibility. In the book, baffled with life, Gary quotes "Sometimes it's like I don't have a will of my own." This book is realistic, about paying to get free, and the price you must pay to achieve freedom.