OCTOBER SKY (Homer H. Hickam, Jr.) - August 14/15

Read Sayward's copy of this and generally enjoyed it, as it's a good-natured coming of age story that boasts a number of memorable characters and an engaging father-son undercurrent. But the problem is that the book feels twice as long as it needs to be, with Hickam's penchant for describe every single scientific aspect of his endeavors causing my eyes to glaze over on a recurring basis. The ending is sweet, though. **1/2 out of ****