Brad Keene

“Hat Trick” by Bad Keene is a novel about a man trying to discover who he is. Gordon is just like his father, so much so that he cannot separate how he sees himself versus how he sees his father. When Gordon’s father dies unexpectedly, Gordon suddenly sees that he and his father are not the same and he needs to go on a journey of self-discovery.

I found this story interesting. A young man who flees all he has known to go across the country and start over by trying to figure out who he wants to be. He does this by living at three very different addresses with very different roommates. Gordon keeps all the other roommates secret and tries to figure out, through them and their very different personalities and lifestyles, which one will suit him best.

I did like this story, but not for Gordon. I found that I didn’t know who Gordon was as I was reading the story. Not knowing the main character makes it hard to relate (but I guess that was the point since Gordon didn’t know who he was himself). Luckily, the roommates were a lot of fun getting to know. They made the story. “Hat Trick” was a fun read into a social experiment with unintended consequences. I also was surprised at the ending, which was nice!

**I received this book through GoodReads First Reads Giveaway. This did not influence my review.**… (més)