“There was honesty, and then there were the things that forever changed a person’s perspective.” (247)
I believe that books find you. Your life experiences change your perspective. Books we read at 23 feel differently at 60. I don’t re-read books. Once I’ve fallen into a book, I usually sit with it after I’ve finished. What did I learn? How do I feel? Where do I fit into the narrative?
Sometimes the truth is terrible for the people you love, and so you decide to keep it to yourself.” (242)
Family. Family roles. Being non-confrontational. Finding the voice you need to speak up for yourself. These are the things that hit me like a ton of bricks. Yet, without having experienced some of these things recently, I would have felt differently about the novel. Relationships.
Love. What is it we would do to keep our loved ones from feeling pain; feeling uncomfortable? Is it the right thing to do? When should we attack the problem head on? How do we move forward? How do we mend what needs to be fixed? How do we construct a “happily-ever-after” ending for our own lives?
Maybe we should just keep reading…
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