Thanks for the Trouble
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I shrugged.
"Yes or no?"
I shrugged again, finally earning a little scowl, which somehow made the girl even more pretty.
"It's very rude not to answer simple questions," she said.
I gestured for my journal, but she still wouldn't give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm.
I can't, I wrote. Then, in tiny letters below it: Now don't you feel like a jerk?
Parker Santé hasn't spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching (and sometimes stealing from) the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he'll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for.
Tommy Wallach
Tommy Wallach is the author of the Anchor & Sophia trilogy, Thanks for the Trouble, and the New York Times bestselling We All Looked Up, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, Tin House, Wired, and other magazines, and he is a MacDowell Fellow. He was signed to Decca Records as a singer-songwriter, and has independently released two full-length albums, including We All Looked Up: The Album, a companion record to his first novel. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he recently opened up his first escape room, and is working on bringing his novels to various sorts of screens. Grok more at TommyWallach.com.
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Reviews for Thanks for the Trouble
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/54.75
This book captured my attention. It's has the manic pixie dream girl trope, it has the one magical weekend, and it has someone learning about themselves at the shove of someone else's hand. It doesn't have a happy ending. It doesn't wrap itself up with a nice bow or make you feel tucked in with a warm cup of tea. Reason enough not to pick it up? Not for me. Because this book had enough heart to envelop the tropes, the strange, the heartbreak and the sad. I will pick this up again in the future. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Disconnection isn't unusual in your teen years, but Parker Sante has taken it well beyond casual or episodic. He hasn't said a word in five years. That was when his writer dad was killed in an auto accident. His mom is frozen in her own mix of grief, lost love and anger over his death, something that's pretty much crippled any meaningful parenting going on. Parker feels invisible at school, preferring not to be there and spends more time sitting in hotel lobbies, watching the guests and seeing what he can pilfer. He's gotten good at both theft and people watching while writing stories in endless notebooks.When he spots a silver haired girl with strange eyes sitting in a hotel dining room, he's intrigued. After stealing the wad of cash from her purse, he tries leaving, but something makes him return and give back the money. This out of character act is the beginning of one of the more unusual literary journeys you will encounter. It involves secrets, belief, lots of sadness, some unexpected growth and is an impressive and memorable adventure, one that's perfect for teen readers who have suffered loss or really like stories which stretch their imagination while inviting them to reflect after closing the cover. A definite suggestion for all libraries both school and public.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I’ve always liked that phrase, “kill time.” As if time were some kind of evil dragon that needed to be slain. Unfortunately, like everything else in the world, time dies of natural causes, year by year, hour by hour, second by second. It’s a veritable time massacre going on out here. Parker Santé has been mute since his father died in a car accident they were both involved in. It’s been five years. He’s still a bit angry with his lot in life so he spends the majority of his time alone, killing time, frequenting hotels because he’s found its easy to steal from rich people there. After skipping school, he spends his day at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel where he meets a most intriguing girl by the name of Zelda Toth… after he tries to steal her money. Despite their rocky introduction, the two quickly form a solid yet palpable connection that develops through the power of storytelling. Parker’s talent for writing fictional stories and Zelda’s own personal story: that she’s far, far older than she actually looks.This is my second Tommy Wallach story and most certainly won’t be my last. His stories have never fallen into the category I find myself typically reading, yet he manages to tactfully write the most authentic and captivating characters. Parker possesses a depth that goes beyond the typical story we’ve all read about where the kid loses a parent and subsequently removes himself from the normal world. He was unexpectedly hilarious in that sarcastic way I do love so much. What stands out from this already charming story are Parker’s short stories. At first, I found the idea of them to be somewhat of an ill-fitting piece of the puzzle and that they would essentially detract from the main story; at least I did until it returns to the main story and I suddenly wished to go back to his magical storytelling. They are captivating to say the least and Wallach’s ability to write multiple amazing stories within a single story is most notable. Zelda seemed to be the biggest issue for most readers, yet I found her to be well-written too. Instead of the manic pixie dream girl that at first glance seems like we’d be getting, there’s a depth to her as well, and a compelling background that makes her far from conventional.Thanks for the Trouble is a contemporary story about experiencing life and learning to recognize the things we take for granted. It’s not completely contemporary though, with a magical realism flair that never gives you exact answers but instead leaves you contemplating. For the most part, contemplating what it would be like to live forever, and if it would be as fantastic as one would initially think. You never quite know what is real and what is make believe with this one but that is exactly what makes this such an enchanting read.