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Ok guys. It is December. I know for a fact that Debbie has started the next book. I vote we discuss. Debs, can both Mommy & Judy post, or just comment? I think when Debbie is done with her papers & exams (boo, papers & exams) we should have a bit of a bookwrap. My last stuff is due tuesday, and I even requested books at our local library. I will be a winter reading machine! Or knitting. Can anyone read & knit? Hm, a skill set worth pursuing... we've got snow.. ooh, its easing up a big, so now I can go stomp around in it. Have a lovely weekend, anyone who is reading. Love to you all.
And just to kick it off.
I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't convinced at the start, but I found the slow rhythm sucked me in (which is unusual, as I often don't have the patience). I think I also have been identifying a little bit with her feeling of ambiguity and powerlessness, mixed in with a healthy dose of "Get over it." (thanks, mom :> ). That's what kept me hooked. Too often books draw giant caricatures of people - and they're entertaining, but ghastly in their proportions. Her main character felt person sized. And I know that the background of her daughter on the corner sort of freaked Mommy out... but I also was at ease with her. I guess I completely remember being at that age, the sort of jumping off the cliff into adulthood... and it really does feel like its so easy to get lost. Sometimes withdrawl feels like the only sensible survival instinct to follow... Ok. Discuss ;)