Sorry this post is a day late. It's been a busy weekend.
Locomotion is about a boy whose nickname is Locomotion ("Come on, come on, dooooo the locomotion with me..."). He lost his parents a fire, and he's been separated from his sister, though they still see each other sometimes. This book focuses on who he is, which is a curious poet. He wants to observe and understand and remember the things he's living through. The book is told through his poems.
Peace, Locomotion is the sequel to Locomotion. It is more about Locomotion's observations of different people and the war that he is experiencing (Vietnam). Told through letters to his sister, the story deals a lot with the sons of his foster mother, both of whom are is the armed forces. When one of them gets seriously injured in the fighting, Locomotion starts thinking more about the war. I liked that this wasn't very preachy about the war part. I don't like war myself, but it always bugs me when a book tries hard to make me think something (anything). I also liked the style of this one. The first book was okay, but letters are a great way to intimately learn about the characters.
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