Part Goofball, Part Poetry

If you like John Irving, you just might like this quirky book. The protagonist, Eduardo, has committed some infraction and through connections has gotten a cushy sentence of community service--reading to people in their homes. His clients are unique and there are, of course, back stories and tangled webs involving them and theirs. Although I don't find myself drawn to deep poetry, and this book centers around one particular poem, I found it an easy and painless, if not page-turning, read.