Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “This Isn’t Going To End All” by Daniel Wallace, Algonquin Books 3/26. On Tour with ALGONQUIN

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Daniel Wallace , Author of “This Isn’t Going to End Well” writes a powerful and intense memoir, that also serves as a tribute to his friends and sister. He mostly discusses his feelings towards his friend and brother-in-law, William Nealy. When William and Daniel were friends, Daniel admired how creative and talented William Was. Daniel wanted a water-bed, and couldn’t deal with the constant movement, so William made a platform for the bed. Daniel was determined to have a snake for a pet, and William made the snake a home. When Daniel tired of the waterbed, and snake, William helped him to get rid of it.

When William was 48, he took his own live. He made arrangements for his pets. As Daniel investigates journals that William had written years ago, in his sister’s possession, William becomes angry and wonders if he really knew his friend. There were many secrets that Daniel never realized.

This is a complex and complicated read with many thought-provoking questions.

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