An interesting mirror for self identity.
This is an odd book in that it places the reader/listener in a position throughout the story of personal assessment, i.e., what do I think of my life? Am I, like the character Millard Salter, ready to pack it in at 75... avoid getting into the often inordinate suffering of old age, or would it be better to find a way out… like suicide? In Salter’s decision to end his life, he begins wrapping up his affairs, his family relationships, his practice etc. and finds himself unsure of of his decision right up to the end. A superb rendering of the dilemma so many older people face as they begin to consider their tolerance for suffering and the burden it often places on loved ones. Joe Barrett performs his customary character and plot voicing with what over the years we’ve expected of him. He doesn’t disappoint.