I found this book evocative of Harper Lee’s South, which is a testament to the author that I don’t necessarily think she did it on purpose.
David is the white son of a doctor in 1950s Tennessee, and has been forbidden to bring home his best friend and blood brother, a black boy named Malcolm. His father’s original edict prevented David form even playing with Malcolm, but the boys simply couldn’t resist one another’s company, so his father clarified that Malcolm would be shot on sight if he ever crossed their doorstep.
While respecting his father, David questions his father’s beliefs along with the mores and standards of the society to which he belongs.
Bone is a touching almost coming of age novel that proves that life is complicated and that it’s not always easy to tell right from wrong. The ending is a satisfying yet realistically complicated finish to this short but worthwhile story.
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