Being Henry David

Name: Being Henry David
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Cal Armistead
ISBN: 9780578522487

Author: Cal Armistead

Narrator: Ed Churchill

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Old Stoney Brook Publishing

Published: 05/27/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Books & Libraries

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything ―who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David–or “Hank” and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of―Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. The only way Hank can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past, to stop running, and to find his way home.Cover used with permission of Albert Whitman & Company. Design by Nick Tiemersma. Cover images courtesy of Veer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cal on February 16, 2017

Excellent book! But then again, I wrote it... (Hey, if I don't believe in my book 100%, how can I expect anyone else to?) :)......more

Goodreads review by karen on July 28, 2021

i don't know why i am even bothering to write this, since the best thoreau-related book review has already been written, but i will try. this book is not about thoreau. not directly. it is about a boy who wakes up in penn station with no memory of who he is or where he has come from. all he has is te......more

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library) on March 01, 2013

I will now tell you bad, bad things about this book. If you’re uncomfortable with me telling you such things, you’d best look away ‘cause it’s about to start. Consider yourselves warned. Being Henry David is a very ambitious project. I believe it was supposed to be a deep, cathartic experience, a hea......more