I read The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey quickly. This book is so good it makes you look forward to working out on the stair climber again so you can get back to Ptolemy and see how things are going for the old guy. Walter Mosley wrote this story about opposites; black and white, old and young, rich and poor, kind and cruel, supportive and exploitive, trustworthy and ruthless. Ptolemy is a hermit like man living in a big city. He's afraid to answer his door or leave his house because an addicted neighbor keeps taking his pension money from him. He's 90+ years old and dementia is catching up to him. His apartment is cluttered, unclean, and uninhabitable. His only family that he can trust, his nephew, is killed. The other members of his family want to take advantage of him. Robyn is a homeless 18 year old girl. Ptolemy comes to trust her and she turns his life around. She is strong and she is responsible. She cleans his apartment. She makes sure he has good food to eat and that he takes care of himself. She chases off the addicted neighbor. Best of all, she is respectful. And given respect and a healthy home Ptolemy makes some big changes in his life. I love a story where good triumphs over evil.
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