by Jacob M. AppelPublisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
It’s psychiatrist Millard Salter’s 75th birthday, and he’s got big plans. He is going to hang himself. Not because he’s depressed or ill--simply because he feels that he is at an age where he has lived his life to the fullest and doesn’t want to face the frailty and isolation that comes hand in hand with old age. In MILLARD SALTER'S LAST DAY, Jacob M. Appel brings readers along on the whirlwind of an adventure that Millard’s final day turns into. While tying up the loose ends of his long life, Millard encounters a wild lynx, a myriad of cumbersome coworkers, a good for nothing son, and much more. Millard’s day culminates in an event that may just make him change his mind about how it will end.
I loved this book. The characters are very realistic and by the end of the book, I cared about them all. Taking place all in one day, MILLARD SALTER'S LAST DAY was incredibly hard to put down as it moved fast and kept me on the edge of my seat. While the author frequently went on rants unrelated to the storyline and added some unnecessary backstories, his ideas and thoughts about how a 75-year-old man would think and act on his last day is fascinating. All in all, this book is a thought-provoking coming of age novel as well as an ode to how valuable life is.
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