Gob’s Grief A Novel
Gob’s Grief A Novel by Chris Adrian, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 12, 2002, is a reprint edition comprising 400 pages. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War in 1863, the story follows eleven-year-old twins Gob and Tomo Woodhull, who leave their home in Licking County, Ohio, to join the Union Army. However, on the eve of their departure, Gob experiences a change of heart, leading to a separation that profoundly impacts both brothers as Tomo embarks on his military journey.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of grief and obsession as Gob grapples with the aftermath of Tomo’s injury in battle. The novel delves into the emotional landscape of a nation torn apart by war, while also weaving in elements of fantasy as Gob becomes fixated on creating a machine to resurrect the fallen. With its blend of historical and literary fiction, Gob’s Grief presents a vivid portrayal of loss and longing, inviting readers into a world filled with complex characters and poignant moments.
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In the summer of 1863, Gob and Tomo Woodhull, eleven-year-old twin sons of Victoria Woodhull, agree to together forsake their home and family in Licking County, Ohio, for the glories of the Union Army. But on the night of their departure for the war, Gob suffers a change of heart, and Tomo is forced to leave his brother behind. Tomo falls in as a bugler with the Ninth Ohio Volunteers and briefly revels in camp life; but when he is shot clean through the eye in his very first battle, Gob is left to endure the guilt and grief that will later come to fuel his obsession with building a vast machine that will bring Tomo–indeed, all the Civil War dead–back to life.
Epic in scope yet emotionally intimate, Gob’s Grief creates a world both fantastic and familiar and populates it with characters who breath on the page, capturing the spirit of a fevered nation populated with lost brothers and lost souls.
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