Yes, I did like A Sudden Light: A Novel by Garth Stein. At first I was a bit baffled, not so much by the story, but the language in which it was told It didn't seem to be the language of a boy barely fourteen years old. But I kept reading, because there were twists, there were turns, and there were insinuations that I needed to follow to the end. I'm glad I did.

A Sudden Light is a good read. good read, very descriptive, and dark. Very dark in some very sad and tortured ways.

The main character Trevor Riddell. He goes off to Riddell House with his father, Jones Riddell for the first time after his parents separate. The family has had financial reverses and they have lost their home.. There are some touching interactions between Trevor and his grandfather Samuel. Samuel seems to be suffering from mild dementia, but is still able to put up a fight against his children who want to put him into a nursing home and sell the home where he and his family lived for generations.

Serena seems a little unstable, and edgy. That is what I thought at first, but as it turns out, she is much more than that.

Written in the first person, and my only quibble with this book is that the words used to describe certain passages were very odd for a boy just turned 14 years old. For instance when he enters a small room and describes the carpet colors as rich crimson and tobacco, and the lamps as having kerosene reservoirs. There are many of these slight deviations but still, I read on until this too, was explained.

There are family secrets, there are spirits, ghosts and there really was a sudden light. But I think I will leave it to you to find it. I think you will be glad you did. I like a book that has a good solid ending, this gives you that, and more.

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