Silver tells a sad story very well. Ares (the god of war for those who forget) is a youg boy with a difficult life. His brother is retarded because Ares dropped him on his head in a parking lot and their mother is fruity. She walks around in her underwear and doesn't want a man living with them. Ares develops quite a crush on his librarian who also agrees to help tutor Malcolm. But Malcolm doesn't really get better. And Ares gets involved with the librarian's foster son who is nothing but trouble. There is a struggle between the foster son, Malcolm, and Ares, and, the next thing you know, everything has changed. The family moves to San Diego so Malcolm can get better care and Ares focuses on his studies and moves away. This is a quiet adult novel about autism and its effects on families in the 1970s.
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