Another aspect of Aberration of Starlight that might only be interesting to me is all the discussion of Lake Hopatcong. I grew up in Hopatcong, on the other side of town from the lake, but spent a lot of time there in the summers before we moved. During summer camp we would go there on Tuesdays. I really hated camp, did not get a long with my peers, and couldn’t stand swimming in public. My antisocial tendencies allowed me to explore the park a lot more than other kids did. I spent a lot of time walking through the woods and thinking. Mostly counting the seconds until I could leave.

It was nice to be reminded that one of my favorite novels takes place in and around where I grew up. We also spent a lot of time in Netcong, where the nearest Shop Rite was located. My formative years in Hopatcong, you may have noticed, inspired a lot of War Prayers.

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