Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same

Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same by Mattox Roesch

• ISBN: 978-1-932961-87-4
• Trade Paperback original
• September 2009
• $15.95
• 336 Pages
• Fiction
• Unbridled Books
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From Back Cover:
A seventeen-year-old gangbanger moves with his mother from Los Angeles to the remote Alaskan fishing village where she grew up. Troubled Cesar is in the middle of nowhere, Alaska, because his Eskimo mother has moved home where she hopes they can both carve out a fresh start. But he's convinced he's just biding his time until he can get back to LA. Cesar's charmingly offbeat cousin, Go-boy, who believes he's part of a good world conspiracy, is equally convinced that Cesar will stay. And so they set a wager. If Cesar is still in Unalakleet in a year, he has to get a copy of Go-boy's Eskimo Jesus tattoo.

At first Cesar considers Go-boy half crazy, but over time in this village, with his father absent and his brother in jail for murder, Cesar begins to see the beauty and hope Go-boy represents.

Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same is the surprising story of a young man finding his way and his place in a world that can seem both too large and too small. What Cesar finally discovers is the power of friendship and the potential positive strength that springs from a tight-knit community. He learns the ways in which becoming a part of that community, though at times scary and restrictive, can also be fulfilling and even exhilarating.

Mattox Roesch lived in Minneapolis for ten years where he played drums in an indie rock band, designed and peddled skateboards, and founded a T-shirt printing business. His award-winning fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, including the Missouri Review. He and his wife now live in Unalakleet, Alaska. This is his first novel. Visit him at his website and on Facebook.

Our Opinion:
MH and I both liked this book. The characters and the setting was interesting. It isn't a place I think I would care much for though. I like cool weather but not cold. It was nice to see a mother wanting to change the influence and environment of her son, especially after his older brother's incarceration. His father is basically a deadbeat, and he hung around with all the wrong people. Then he gets moved to Alaska and has to try to cope with the way people live and has to learn responsibility.

We Rated This Book:
4.5 stars

Disclaimer:  I received a complimentary product from the sponsor to facilitate my review in exchange for my honest opinion.