Most of the great battles are fought in the creases of topographical maps.

Barack Obama's 2018 summer reading list brought this to my attention, otherwise I would have missed it entirely.

I am somewhere between "it was okay" and "liked it" on this book. I liked how the story unfolded and gaps were filled in as Nathaniel matured and began to learn more about his past and himself. The story describes how the innocence of youth can mask what is going on around us and the efforts we take to fill in the pieces or go back to that time.

The story felt like a relaxing ride on a river with someone who is sharing a tale, bringing forward memories as they come and at the end of the trip you're not sure what happened but enjoyed the journey all the same.