Hawk Mountain
Book description
Single father Todd is relaxing at the beach with his son, Anthony, when he catches sight of a man approaching from the water's edge. As the man draws closer, Todd recognizes him as Jack, who bullied Todd relentlessly in their teenage years but now seems overjoyed to have "run into"…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Hawk Mountain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If there’s a theme with my favorite fiction books, it’s that I tend to read them in one sitting. I read Hawk Mountain while waiting for and then on an airplane, and I cried, to the alarm of my seat partner.
Not for the faint of heart, this is an incredible little novel that examines cycles of abuse, what repression does to someone over time, and how it bleeds out and affects everyone around them. This horror story about a man, his son, and the thoughts he won’t let himself think until he’s confronted with a boy from his past…
Habib’s novel is an interesting and disturbing debut following a single father who unexpectedly reconnects with a former bully who has ulterior motives.
The first part of the novel jumps back and forth between their high school days and the present, leading to a moment of shocking violence. It’s the aftermath of that violence and how the protagonist deals (or fails to deal) with it that stands out the most, leading to a gut-wrenching conclusion.
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