Old School

Old School by Tobias Wolff

I love to write. Although I have not published a novel, I still consider myself a writer. I am at my happiest when I am reading or writing.

My love for the written word led to my love of this book. Wolff writes a detailed, descriptive narrative. The main character is a nameless boy, attending a prep school in the 1960's. This boy is an outsider, trying to blend into this surroundings. He wants to be a writer and to get there he has to truly know himself. Literature is the center of his world.

The theme of this book is gripping. Anyone with a love for literature should read this. I found insight into my own feelings through the struggles of this character.