Cloud Nine

I have now begun reading The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud which many of you may know has recently been made into a film starring Zac Efron. I have not yet seen the film and though I would read the book as it was talked about a lot during the summer. So far I am rapidly making my way through it, it is a lovely story which I feel will have that happy ending we all love. I like the character Charlie, you feel guilty for accidentally killing his younger brother Sam in a car crash and so hasn't gone on to live his life but instead works at the graveyard where Sam is buried. Charlie also experiences hallucinations with Sam's body, he plays catch with him every day at twilight, yet he cannot experience these hallucinations anywhere else apart from the graveyard. Usually these types of stories would put me off reading them but this one is written in such a way which does not seem un-real. I like this book so far but we'll see what happens when Charlie falls for sailor Tess...