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Title: A Depressing Year
Review: This is the third book in a series. It probably is not the best book to start with.The first book, "running," takes the main character, John Dupre, through high school. The second book, "Morgantown," takes him through much of college, ending with Dupre going into a state of mania.This novel takes place in the summer of 1965. Once again, Maillard drops you straight into the time period, with the media, clothing, and speech mannerisms accurately portrayed.In this book, Dupre has come down from the mania that ended "Morgantown," and he has stayed down. Dupre remains in a state of depression throughout the whole novel. His friends remain loyal, because of past experiences, but he is a bitter, self-loathing person in this novel. The view from inside a depressive episode is painfully accurate. The reader, like Dupre's friends, may feel frustrated by his self-pitying.
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