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Title: The Reason You're Alive

Author: Matthew Quick

Narrator: R. C. Bray

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-18

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Comedy, Stand-Up & Jokes

Publisher's Summary:

After 68 -year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumor that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating a name no one in his civilian life has ever heard - that of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline. David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire Bear. It might be the only way to find closure in a world increasingly at odds with the one he served to protect. It might also help him finally recover from his wife's untimely demise.

As David confronts his past to salvage his present, a poignant portrait emerges: that of an opinionated and goodhearted American patriot fighting like hell to stay true to his red, white, and blue heart, even as the country he loves rapidly changes in ways he doesn't always like or understand. Hanging in the balance are Granger's distant art-dealing son, Hank; his adoring seven-year-old granddaughter, Ella; and his best friend, Sue, a Vietnamese-American who respects David's fearless sincerity.

Through the controversial, wrenching, and wildly honest David Granger, Matthew Quick offers a no-nonsense but ultimately hopeful view of America's polarized psyche. By turns irascible and hilarious, insightful and inconvenient, David is a complex, wounded, honorable, and ultimately loving man. The Reason You're Alive examines how the secrets and debts we carry from our past define us; it also challenges us to look beyond our own prejudices and search for the good in our supposed enemies.

Members Reviews:

Alive with Quick

Such a great pairing with the recently released PBS Series, "Vietnam". I am a cohort of the main character, but was on the anti-war side of the equation during that time period. It was good to get visibility into the psyche of one who put his life on the line for a war that was doomed from the start. Not being a war-monger, it would have been a boring read for me if the author had drifted off into too much technical jargon. The humor and lighthearted treatment of a subject of such gravity was like..."a spoon full of sugar makes medicine go down". I'll borrow the author's name and part of the title to say it was quick and alive!

Matthew Quick wrote another gem

I read all of Matthew Quick's novels, and his latest is a great one as well. I was a bit reticent since I feel that we have all had our fill of Vietnam, but this story is modern day and has a surprisingly lovable protagonist who tells an amazing story.

Positive and uplifting read

Surprisingly well-written novel. The surprise ending is touching and skillfully done. A very worthwhile read.

Fun, and makes you think.

Quirky main character, a strong narrative voice. A former Vietnam Vet who, after having brain surgery, is focused on righting a wrong from long ago. This book will make you laugh, challenge you about your assumptions, and make you question your own prejudices. I love it that he calls a climate scientist a "weatherman.!"

Four Stars

Fun book, easy to read, interesting characters.