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People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy.
I guess you could say I knew Jimmy as well as anyone (which was not very well). I knew what scared him. And I knew he had dreams—even if I didn't understand them. Even if he nearly ruined my life to pursue them.
Jimmy's dead now, and I definitely know that better than anyone. I know about blood and bone and how bodies decompose. I know about shadows and stones and hatchets. I know what a last cry for help sounds like. I know what blood looks like on my own hands.
What I don't know is if I can trust my own eyes. I don't know who threw the stone. Who swung the hatchet? Who are the shadows? What do the living owe the dead?
- Sales Rank: #1131744 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-03-01
- Released on: 2013-08-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up-When Del is killed in a head-on collision on prom night, Ben and his father, a deputy sheriff in their small Wisconsin town, pitch in to help on the family's farm. This brings them into contact with Del's younger brother. Jimmy seems to be a lost soul and Ben wants to help him, as he would a younger brother. Jimmy confides that he would like to be a photographer, admitting that he likes taking photos when the subjects do not know they are being photographed, and Ben never realizes that he is the subject of one of these candid shots until it is published. The firestorm that the innocent yet sensual photo creates turns the lives of both boys upside down, and the resulting homophobia results in Jimmy's murder. Reminiscent of Bick's Drowning Instinct (Carolrhoda Lab, 2012), the story is told in flashback, this time in diary-type letters. He feels guilt; perhaps he is to blame for what happened. He tries to work out who killed Jimmy, why he made the decisions he did, and why he is compelled to ingest not only his own sins, but Jimmy's as well. He exiles himself, first from his classmates, and then from the future his parents have planned for him-including Yale and medical school. Instead, he becomes a medic and chases death in Afghanistan. He learns that he is ready to stop running from and start running toward his life-whatever happens. He does not act as a moral beacon for others; he wants to escape the situation, and yet finds that his conscience will not let him. This novel should be in all YA collections, and would be interesting reading for members of GSA's.-Suanne B. Roush, Osceola High School, Seminole, FLα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Booklist
Bick’s latest is refreshingly messy in its psychology, boasting a narrator who blunders repeatedly at critical moments and an author who will not let him, or readers, off the hook without a fight. While soldiering in Afghanistan, Ben writes a confession regarding his final semester in high school, when his friendship with a shy farm boy, Jimmy, exploded into local scandal. Without Ben’s permission, Jimmy published a photo of him that appears rather erotic, throwing Jimmy’s parents into a rage and Ben into a storm of gossip. The tumult climaxes when Ben sees Jimmy’s brutal (possible hate crime?) murder. For self-protective reasons Ben does not go to the police—and so begins a series of cover-ups that have him doubting everything down to his own feelings for Jimmy and his interpretation of events. Bick proves again she is a writer to her core, never at a loss for things to say and uninterested in easy answers. Her handling of Ben’s increasing paranoia and delusion is nimble, making this a violent, and very smart, take-no-prisoners experience. Grades 9-12. --Daniel Kraus
About the Author
Ilsa J. Bick is a child psychiatrist, as well as a film scholar, surgeon wannabe, former air force major, and award-winning author of short stories and novels, including the acclaimed Draw the Dark, Drowning Instinct, and Ashes. Ilsa lives with her family and other furry creatures near a Hebrew cemetery in rural Wisconsin. One thing she loves about the neighbors: they are very quiet and only come around for sugar once in a blue moon.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Not really what I expected...
By Ashley Ferguson
So this book... was not at all what I thought it was going to be. I didn't really think it was going to be set entirely in the world as we know it, and I didn't think that the events that occurred were at all what I expected them to be. I knew Jimmy would be dead, but the reasons why completely shocked me. I don't want to give too much away, because I hate when I read a review that spoils a book for me, but this book is probably not going to be what you bargained for.
That being said, I thought Bick's writing was very well done. I was drawn into the book (even though I wasn't really interested in the story once I got a little ways into it), and I found myself wanting to read until the very end. Most of the time, I forgot that this book was being written as a letter from a soldier in Afghanistan named Ben confessing about his involvement in and knowledge of Jimmy's murder. Most of the time though, I just wanted to go into the book world and punch Ben in the face.
I know it's hard to grow up in a small town that doesn't accept differences, but come on Ben. Do you have to be such a jerk? I really just did not connect with him at all, and I think that's one of the huge reasons I didn't particularly enjoy this book. Also, I felt like there was an unnecessary amount of blood and gore when Jimmy died. I'm not usually one to be squeamish over a book's description, but this was a little much. I don't care what sounds a hammer hitting someone make, or what their body looks like when it starts to decompose a little bit. So, don't read this one if you have a weak stomach.
I'm not really sure I would recommend this book to anyone... Maybe someone who wants to see what it's like to live in a small town full of bigots and closed minded people. I don't know. I just was not really a huge fan. I'm sure there are people out there who would enjoy this... I just don't know who. If the writing hadn't been done well, I probably would not have finished this book. But, since I was able to finish it and actually wanted to, I give this book a 2/5.
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A review from Bookworm1858
By bookworm1858
Source: Received an e-ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I've read a previous book by Ilsa J. Bick and enjoyed its mix of historical and paranormal elements so I knew her name, which is why I picked up this book. Additionally I was wondering about the title as I've never heard the phrase "sin-eater" before. What does it mean? This reason is explicitly described in the book but you can also read about it on wikipedia.
This book is very different, being roughly contemporary with the main character opening his narration in Afghanistan and leading us through the events that led to his enlisting. Growing up in small-town Merit, Wisconsin has been mostly good for Ben who seems on track for Ivy League acceptance. However events go awry when Ben is the subject of a sexually charged photo by a younger boy, eliciting a tremendous amount of gossip. Soon after, that young boy is found brutally beaten to death (reminding me of Lauren Myracle's excellent Shine) and Ben struggles with the aftermath. I don't want to go to much in detail in case I spoil anything for you.
The two big elements here, I feel, are the character of Ben and the small-town atmosphere. I have mixed feelings about Ben. He has a lot of anger and he makes some very bad decisions that were hard for me to support. He also really likes talking, not always with a purpose and I got bored some times. As for the setting...honestly it was hard for me to picture the whispers and bigotry on display (compounded by the conservative religion of the photographer's family). I've been lucky to live in pretty open places for my adult life and I can't imagine the claustrophobia and limited decisions imposed on the young people here.
Overall: Not entirely my cup of tea but full of ambiguity and lots to think about.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Such a gripping voice.
By Donna C
How did we end up here?
Carolrhoda Lab + Ilsa Bick = GIMME NOW
Really, it's not rocket science. Hey, you want some Carolrhoda Lab books one of which is written by Ilsa Bick? Hey, do my lungs want oxygen?
Okay, book. You've got 50 pages. Go!
I've been reading Ilsa's work since she published DRAW THE DARK and I've watched her craft develop over those years and I have to say she's getting more and more succinct. The voice in SIN-EATER'S was immediately engaging (although the military aspect ended up being rather irrelevant at the end of the day) and before I knew it fifty pages were in my dust. While it still took a little while for the plot to get moving (in proper Ilsa fashion) the voice had a fresh immediacy to it that made any non-action seem exciting because of the weight behind it. I had to read more.
What worked . . .
The voice was probably one of the best and most intricately crafted I've read of Ilsa's yet. As much as I ended up liking Christian in DRAW THE DARK the relatability here was immediate. I didn't need to wait for anything to pick up. Just the right words were used to suck me in and keep me there, regardless of actual action on the page.
As you read you watch the story spiral and it makes you want to reach out and grasp after it, as if you can pull it back and keep it from ever getting so incredibly out of control. I found myself trying to push Ben in the "right" direction and help him get out of the spiral he kept swirling himself into. And the thing is Ben really is an innocent bystander in all of this and he gets pulled in against his will, gets mixed up in something he has no control over and gets pegged as something he most definitely isn't. It's horrifying to watch and I kept cringing when the Cuppa Joy people kept getting involved, or Jimmy's dad, because their reactions were so incredibly irrational it was astounding. It was like a car wreck you can't help but slow down for and gawk.
Over the course of the book you watch this kid that's wound way too tight in one direction rather quickly unravel and then get wound too tight in another. He's this rubber band that bounces from one twist to the next and you can see how he loses complete control of his life until the very end when he finally digs his heels in and has an effect on his world that HE actually makes. It's sad to see him get to that point but empowering when he finally does.
What didn't work . . .
I know I probably shouldn't say it because it was written that way for a reason but I didn't like the end. It felt unresolved. Let's just leave it at that for spoilers' sake.
And I didn't think the military epistolary was really necessary. It served a purpose for that moment in the end but how it was portrayed throughout I felt came off a little forced. I get it. It's an extreme but I think the effect would have been harder felt if, as the reader, I was blindsided by his decision instead of knowing he was going to make it from the very beginning. It was just a matter of when and how instead of a why and how come.
And in the end . . .
I found THE SIN-EATER'S CONFESSION a more palatable contemporary book to endure than many, probably because I was able to immerse myself in it far more quickly and it was a situation that ended up having a little bit of empowerment at the end but what ultimately wholly relevant to a far broader range of people. I don't think there's anyone that doesn't question their sexuality at some point (and if they tell you they don't they're lying) and Ben has to deal with that amidst an incredible event he can't get away from. Not to mention it's all in the public eye. He can't quietly ponder it in his head secrets. It's there for everyone to dissect.
Plus it also begs the question, what would you do? That whole fight or flight thing is a big discussion point for a lot of people and it really gets them thinking. And it's a relatable fight or flight, not something steeped in zombies or a post-apocalyptic world or in a war. It's home town, home-grown fear. While we have all this march forward for equal rights there are far too many places that are content in keeping it back. What do you do then?
I didn't like it was much as DARK THE DARK. I didn't feel it in my soul like I did DtD but it was a good book. It's engaging and entrancing and will really make you think about your own decisions, what you'll say you'll do and what you may ACTUALLY do, who you like and who you don't, what kind of effect your words have on people. It's an issue book without the issue being shoved down your throat with a message. It poses scenarios at you, makes you feel the intense anxiety Ben feels at times and then secretly asks you what you would do. It's thought-provoking and I didn't want to put it down.
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