There are layers of history to WE, layers of characters and story line, layers of meaning, layers of dirt.  All this adds complexity and interest and substance, but to some it becomes a thicket of a story that needs its road map cast of characters.  Its virtue is in the journey back and forth in time, in the exploration of interconnectedness.  A linear tale can be a boring tale devoid of the beauty of chance, random coincidence, and the element of surprise.  Which I still want as a reader.

The dedication of World’s End is “to my own lost father.”  Each of the generations in the book has a father seen as a failure by the son, or in  one case, the daughter.  Is there any possible forgiveness sensed, or is that too optimistic?

Let’s start with a softball!  This is a story that has many references to our area locale that have been fictionalized.  What are some you spotted, and what are their real-life counterparts?