Finished Sa 12/15/18
October, 2018 selection for the Contemporary Book Club
'Tongue in Cheek' style (sections of the book are hilarious), but I was kind of confused that the author maintained that it was a 'true' story to the very end. Why was this necessary? His first novel, 'DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES' was a book written in the form of a complaint letter.
Cameron Harris- Lost the use of his legs in Afghanistan and in August of 2014 he rose from his wheelchair on the parking lot of the Biz-E-Bee Convenience store. 4 years in the chair; injury occurred when his sargent stepped on a landmine in 2010. This man, Damarkus, was even more injured; lost part of both legs and major upper body damage. He was a black man originally from the back hills of Georgia.
Lost his legs. lost his mother, and Katrina within a matter of months.
Tanya Harris- His older sister. She was always protective of Cameron. A bit of a hardass; drink and drugs.
Quynh and Hat- owners of the Biz-E-Bee; Like a 'Cracker Barrel at Lourdes'
Dr. Janice Lorimar-Cuevas- Cameron's doctor. She cannot reconcile the fact that his spine was healed. It's impossible, but it happened.
Nap (Napoleon) Cuevas- Janice's husband; a lawyer who tries to add his view to the 'miracle'.
Mrs. Dooley- The 90 year old woman who lives on Tanya and Cameron's street. She wanted Cameron to pray for her nephew in Chicago. This man was shot and killed and she blames Cameron because he either forgot to pray for her son or he facked his miracle because he doesn't have any power.
Scott T. Griffin- Independent reality-television producer; tries to make Cameron's dilemma a reality TV series- MIRACLE MAN..
Landry- the football player who 'outs' Cameron in high school. Christy/ Chris on his texts; no calls. He did it just for spite. Cameron attacks him viciously. Cameron cannot stand to be laughed at. It wasn't the gay slur, but the fact that he laughed at him.
Dr. Fahey- this was an old radio preacher who was mentioned on Facebook by an old woman. She said that you should pray to Dr. Fahey for Cameron's miracle. Dr. Fahey is the one who made the miracle because he 'interceded' so that it could occur.
Euclide Abbsscia- Hired by the Vatican to research the veracity of 'the miracle'. He drives a Maserati.
Bronya- abandoned Russian tank in Afghanistan where Cameron and Damarkus hook up.
MORE NOTES- We 12/19/18
Miracle- exclusively attributed to divine power
Beyond the power of created nature
PROTESTANT REFORMERS REJECTED THE IDEA THAT MIRACLES CONTINUED BEYOND THE APOSTOLIC AGE
Two miracles needed to be canonized as a saint
Usually five years after death . Canonization requires the documentation of a miracle resulting from the intercession of a prospective saint.
Mother Teresa- healed stomach tumor of an Indian woman after application of a locket with her picture. Second miracle- Brazilian man with multiple brain tumors.
LEFT SHARK/ CONFEFE
Dre. Janice/ Eurclide (Maserati)
TRUTH IS MESSY, COMPLEX, NOT EASILY FIT INTO A NARRATIVE
Winston Lorimar- Janice's Father
HYPOTHESIS IS A STORY TOLD A DIFFERENT WAY
People Shouting The Loudest On the Internet!!!!!
Novelist/writer creates a miracle when he composes his characters.
p.44- "O'Bummer Run Veterans Administration'
p.63 Unidentified Walking Object
p.24 A Novel!!
p. 83 'The lord works in mysterious ways- NO!! the lord works in very predictable ways. Dr. Turnbull VS, Dr. Janice.
'Stop investigating...VA Miracle turns out to be a VA Mistake???
p,111 A lot of things happened in Afghanistan
p115 Father Fahey
p.115 What is a miracle
p. 131' Hit the spiritual lottery'.
NO LONGER NEEDS MEDS- HE CAN WALK SO HE'S SANE
Gil Poleman- the cross man
p. 165 Tom Landry Thing
Norton Skag- magnate who wants Father Fahey canonized.
p. 181 Facebook post
p.217- "FAGGOT'"!!!!
p. 314- Damarkus tells Cameron to forget it happened.
p. 332 "Frame it as coming out of the closet". No! makes Gayness into something wrong.
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