Deadlight by Lasher LaneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I found an instant affinity with this book. I was living in rural Indiana in 1968 and found in Deadlight a deep recollection of the Vietnam war, the drug culture of the 60s and the coming of age of America.
But yet this book is so much more. It deals, in quiet sympathy with the hopeless yearnings of those stranded in out-of-the-way places; of the building and subsequent sudden loss of friendships and family; and the inability of established religion to give support and strength to essentially lonely lives and describes the man-made pillars like alcohol which provide a replacement. It also deals with great sensitivity with the unexplained influences and omens which we all meet in our lives and the sadness which comes from ignoring them.
Lasher Lane writes with a thoughtful elegance which it is impossible to get tired of. This is a really good book which needs a thorough second reading so that every paragraph can be contemplated and enjoyed.
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