There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes (Robert Jacoby)

Synopses:

You need your eyes, don't you?
So does Richard Issych. Two weeks ago he overdosed. Now he's fighting for his life, finding threatening notes like that one on his nightstand.
"There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes" is the story of 19-year-old Richard Issych, who wakes to a harsh new reality inside an inpatient unit. Now Richard's journey turns into one of revelations and struggling through his own reasons for being as he discovers new meanings for redemption, sacrifice, hope, love-and the will to live.
In the end, what are the reasons Noah packed no clothes? Richard can only imagine. But it has something to do with a size 3XL bowling shirt with the name "Noah" stitched over the pocket.
There are reasons . . . everyone uses his own dictionary.
There are reasons . . . some new heavens come from some new hells.
There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes

Review:

This engaging, disturbing and surprising novel is the story of nineteen-year-old Richard, who tries to commit suicide and, failing, finds himself in a psychiatric hospital. From that point on, the author leads us on an eye-opening journey trough Richard’s mind, using incredible writing, wonderful, real-life-based characters and a world building that is as amazing as it is heart-breaking.

The main character is as real as any of us, readers, and as confusing (and confused) as anyone of his own age, which takes the story to a whole other level of veracity and believability. Richard has very contradictory feelings, which also helps us understanding the reasons behind his thoughts.

This is, for sure, one of the most confusing, emotional and daring books I have ever read, and that is what makes me love it so much. It certainly defies every law of fiction, making you think of your own reasons.

I would also like to congratulate the author for making me not want to put the book down, trying to figure out who Noah was – since he was mentioned for the first time in late pages – and what he represented in the narrative.

Lastly, I want to thank Robert Jacoby for sending me a signed copy of his book, even though I live in a different continent.

A book to read and re-reading over and over.