Milosz by Cordelia Strube

Having taken a creative writing course this fall at Ryerson University, I wanted to read a few of the instructor's novels. This is the second of Stube's novels that I read...I may read Lemon in the new year.

Here's a brief summary thanks to Goodreads.com:

Milo doesn’t quite have it all together. His acting career has stalled. His Latvian girlfriend dumped him. His miserable father has vanished. And Pablo and Wallace – and then Wallace’s mother too – seem to have moved in to his house. Really, the only person Milo likes is Robertson, the autistic eleven-year-old who lives next door. So when Robertson gets bullied and his dad moves out, Milo is finally spurred to action. Milo being Milo, though, even his best intentions go awry, and soon Robertson’s dad is in the hospital, Milo’s lost in the woods during an acting experiment and Gustaw, his dad, may have returned from the dead. 

As a endnote, I have to say that I enjoyed the creative writing course very much. Strube was a friendly and approachable instructor, who encouraged each student with their work. She listened patiently and encouraged all class participation. I found out that writing well is very difficult, and involves much effort. In the meantime, I will continue to hack along with my blog...It's no great demonstration of good writing!

Cheers!