A memoir about a brother's decades-long investigation into the circumstances surrounding his sister's tragic death—and his own journey to forgiveness and closure.
At times, Thomson’s accounts of events—such as his role in the hazing of one of his high school football teammates—is narrated at such a distance that it reads as if he wasn’t a participant ... It’s never clear what fuels his quest nearly 30 years after she died.
His writing is so guileless and self-critical that A Better Ending feels like reading the words of someone you know ... His calm, questioning prose suits the story.
