Hitch A Flag

Thumb-tracking the author Jerome Peterson is a story of coming of age that will charm you from the opening pages. Two twenty-something, professional self-bohemian burns to the open road to find themselves in a criss-cross America trip.

We meet Jay Patterson. Jay was raised Catholic, is the youngest child of six years, and the only son. Her mother and her five sisters pampered her like a baby. Jay knows that this is no longer his problem even calls himself a Catholic or damaged CBS Brat. He battles the shadow childish, but it is more likely to break down in tears as he is to face his failures as a cultivated man. Willy Jacobs is a seasoned hitchhiker. He believes he has a remedy for Jay-issues of a date with the Diva concrete. When Willy learns that Jay has a sister in Colorado, it is decided. "We go!"

The trip to Durango, Colorado, is the first part of tracking in three parts thumb. Jay does not nervous, even afraid to put up his thumb to stop a ride. The couple took a master / apprentice model. Willy gives his therapy roadside knowledge and experience in the goofy sayings of philosophy to support Jay when his spirit fades. "We will put on a hat of happiness, rather than a morning star in our eyes, and the remaining corn flakes," Jacobs said. He puts up his thumb and he squirms in a manner that resembles a flag in the wind and Jay called "tracking Thumb." At every turn, they meet another in an assortment of eclectic characters. Loneliness, depression, the drunkard, the talkative, religious, and a passenger armed with a knife crazy hunting great add to this wonderful journey, first the personal discovery of Jay. Willy teaches its students to welcome rides well with worries that the way of the road. The drop-in at the house of the sister led to a crazy night of drinking with the SIS and her husband, Bernie.

Early in the second part, trust Jay is still soaring high after a successful ride. It is ready for another round of identification of the thumb and the idea was to travel to Malibu to meet his idol, Bob Dylan. encounters with the most best and worst road result. confidence Willy street-smart drifter is challenged by the seer Celeste. She sees her book learning and philosophy as a shield to protect its dark secrets. free energy of mind of Willy is quiet for the first time he looks at the words of Celeste. Despite its apparent growth, the shadow of Jay emerges when the knife-wielding psycho returns with his girlfriend in tow terrorizing our heroes journey.

Jay time to shine is in the third party. Willy moved to Maine to live with his girlfriend and her young son. He invited his former student to visit him. Jay brings his equipment, his guitar, and his dog for his first solo expedition. No longer a student of the road, Jay is confident enough to take on his own apprentice trip when he met Chloe. Gypsy Chloe hides her femininity in several layers of clothing and his true self in a hard-not my position does not affect me. Jay experiences and new found wisdom to go a long way to breaking down walls and gain confidence.

I had some minor problems with the book. At times, the dialogue seemed unrealistic due to the reluctance of Peterson to use foul language. Jay and Willy are not above hard drinking and cannabis use, but would not speak with words that darn rude or shit. Another problem was for me the too frequent use of "ya" instead of "you". Apart from that, I think this story heart warming to please fans of the fictional character engine, rite of passage stories, fiction and travel.

Thumb key tracking our primary emotions: anxiety, fear, sadness, wonder, joy and love. I could relate to Jay and his struggle to cast off its trends immature. In Willy I saw a man who hides his own insecurities by Jay coaching. Peterson treats the reader a glimpse of nostalgia.