Paul Ataua's Reviews > Mystic River

“Gone baby Gone’ hit me hardest, ‘Shutter Island’ had the most twists and turns, and “Mystic River’ was the most literary. Even though it was a bit longer than it needed to be, ‘Mystic River’ was a story that had to be told, and it was told so well. What happens to us is so important in what we become.

“You ever think how the most minor decision can change the entire direction of your life? Like, say you miss your bus one morning, so you buy that second cup of coffee, buy a scratch ticket while you're at it. The scratch ticket hits. Suddenly you don't have to take the bus anymore. You drive to work in a Lincoln. But you get in a car crash and die. All because you missed your bus one day. I'm just saying there are threads, okay? Threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.”
― Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

Loved it!