Full of Wonderment: a novel
By Josh Greenfield
Genre: Adventure, Young Adult
The story begins with Jordan alone in the great research library of Cornell University dreaming about traveling to far off places. Call it craziness, but that is exactly what he does. Without any guarantee of employment, he boards a plane for Anchorage, Alaska and spends the next eight weeks on his own, working hard, making money, meeting fellow travelers from all around the world, and seeing some of the country’s finest scenery.
Had this been all, it would have been a summer to remember. His adventures however, are undertaken with a shadow cast from far above. Jordan Fineman is both bi-polar and a severe obsessive compulsive. In two years’ time, he will become incapacitated. The story is written with that knowledge in mind.
As it stands however, Full of Wonderment: a novel, is an adventure story that lays out the possibility of spending a college summer without an eye on the professional resume - a summer for personal growth, alternative education and fun.
Jordan Fineman creates an opportunity for himself that most only dream of – leaving his fast-paced life as a college student to travel cross-country to Alaska. Little did Jordan know that a mental illness was living inside of him and would slowly begin to show itself.
I was fascinated by the magnetic pull that rural Alaska had on people from all different walks of life. Many of the book’s characters traveled from other states, and even countries. They left their comforts to find something else – something that would improve their lives or so they hoped.
This was a quick adventure story that I could have read more of. Perhaps we’ll meet Jordan again? Four stars.
About the Author
Josh Greenfield is a graduate of both Phillips Andover Academy and Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. He holds two masters degrees from the City University of New York, one in History and one in English Literature. He also completed the better part of a doctorate in English at Fordham University. His desire in writing is to tell an entertaining and engaging story, to look for laughs in dark places.
He is the author of a prior novella, “Homeward Bound: a novella of idle speculation,” also published by Lulu. His work has been featured in The Cornell Daily Sun, The Riverdale Press, Appalachia, and Word Catalyst Magazine. He appears regularly at comedy club open-mic’s.
Josh Greenfield is a graduate of both Phillips Andover Academy and Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. He holds two masters degrees from the City University of New York, one in History and one in English Literature. He also completed the better part of a doctorate in English at Fordham University. His desire in writing is to tell an entertaining and engaging story, to look for laughs in dark places.
He is the author of a prior novella, “Homeward Bound: a novella of idle speculation,” also published by Lulu. His work has been featured in The Cornell Daily Sun, The Riverdale Press, Appalachia, and Word Catalyst Magazine. He appears regularly at comedy club open-mic’s.
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