The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

Author: Robert Dugoni
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Amazon Publishing, 2018
Pages: 448
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called "Devil Boy" or Sam "Hell" by his classmates; "God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by this mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends.

Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God's idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls.

Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was be design - especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now, as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes wide open - bringing into clear view that changed him, defined him, and made him so afriad, until he can finally see what truly matters.

Review: This book started getting rave reviews the minute it was released, but neither the cover nor the title "did it" for me so I never seriously considered reading it. However, here we are three years later, and people are still raving. I've seen very little less than stellar reviews. So, I gave in to the hype.

Okay, here's my review: YOU MUST READ THIS. It is exactly what everyone says it is, and has something for everyone. 

I'm so sad that I can never read this again for the very first time.