Eat The Document,
by Dana Spiotta
In the
book, Eat The Document, Dana Spiotta has
written a compelling tale about living with the consequences of past decisions,
and the inexorable path of growing up and living with your mistakes. Bobby
DeSoto and Mary Whittaker participate in a radical protest in 1970 which goes
terribly wrong. They must disappear, never seeing each other and assume new
identities. Fast forward to Seattle in the 1990's where the yuppie culture is
abounding, and Mary, now known as Caroline, is raising her 15 year old son who
has an uncanny obsession with the music and culture of the 1970's. Bobby runs a
left-wing bookstore and is struggling with relationships and turning 50.
Spiotta weaves the culture of the two decades together and makes one believe
that things don't really change, they just change names.
-Kathy C.
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