Everyone at one time or another looks back on past events and wonders; wonders at themselves and who they were, wonders at other people, or even what might have been. In ‘As Time Goes By’ by W. Royce Adams, our elderly male main character and narrator, finds his memories and thoughts slipping away, urging him to try and remember who he is, “Squinting into some memorable windows in my life before they all fog up” and whether anything he’s done has had a lasting impact.
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Formatted like a memoir, the reader follows Old from his childhood to the present tense, struggling to understand the mob lynching he sees as a child on a journey through the south, to the hormone induced confusion of adolescence, relationships with family and friends, time served in the Navy. In all the ups and downs, confusions and complexities of life. I’m sure that a lot of people have thought about the legacy that they’ll leave, and Old is a relatable and open character in which to explore this concept. UK Review
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