Everybody Sees the Ants

Summary

Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far.

But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn't escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It's dangerous and wild, and it's a place where his life just might be worth living. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside?

Review

Do you know how some books can just speak to you? "Everybody Sees the Ants" is an incredibly powerful novel. Everyone meets some sort of bully somewhere in their lives. Lucky  is a character that everyone can relate to in some way. It really depends on the person, but as you read you'll find a little bit of the character inside of you. Although it is a novel about bullying, it is also a novel about finding peace and letting go. The characters are great too. They make you want to laugh sometimes and cry at other times, for every single one has a flaw that they struggle with. By the end of the book, I wanted to give the author a standing ovation. Her story was flawless. It made me want to laugh, cry, and jump up in down. "Everybody Sees the Ants" takes you on a journey. It isn't necessarily Lucky's story. It causes you to look inside yourself while you read it and really explore because everyone has seen the ants at sometime or another. Sometimes its time to face reality.

4 out of 4 stars