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Reviewed by Deborah Lloyd for Readers' Favorite
E.N. Heim begins his fictional work, Hidler’s Point, with a short paragraph explaining his name. His name is Adolf Hidler V; his family pronounces the last name with a long “I” sound, Hydler. The last sentence is, “I hate my name.” The family, including his parents and younger brother Ron, live in Long Beach, CA, in the 1940s. During the war, the family believes the father worked in Washington, DC, at the Pentagon. The mother worked at the Douglas Aircraft Company. Having a name so closely resembling Adolf Hitler, young Adi (his nickname) experienced endless ridiculing. Adi fought the bullies frequently, and usually he was the one who suffered the black eyes and bruising. The book is written as a memoir of Adi’s life, as he lives through the adventures of school, the army, girlfriends, marriage and children, and the death of a parent.
There are many wonderful depictions of American life over the decades in Hidler’s Point. Just as in life, there are happy moments as well as difficult times, successes and failures, achievements and disappointments. The author describes scenes very well; the reader can visualize the characters, feel frightened of the bullies, and even smell the terrible LA smog. The memoir style of the book lends itself to a believable, realistic read. The reader is engaged from beginning to end, wondering if Adi will be affected the rest of his life as a result of the constant childhood taunting. Or, the reader will wonder if this level of bullying will eventually turn him into a maladjusted, angry man. An enjoyable read!
