[Bishop's Fantasy?]
This is MY story and I'm sticking to it!Reading
2007-09-24
I just read the saddest, most amazing book. I cried at the end - as much for the course of events in the book as for the course of events in my life. That's the mark of a good book, really. The ability to believe that the events in a story are real. The characters are genuine - real people trying to make it through the day, like anyone else, with the tendency to drag you right along with them because their stories are both engaging and approachable. I know it was a good book because I can't just rattle off my conclusions. It's the kind of book I'd want to read with my friend Pat because it's the kind of thought-provoking book we'd be likely to discuss for hours together in varying states of sobriety. In the end, we still might not be able to put a coherent voice to our conclusions, but the process would be indescribably rewarding. I normally prefer a book that neatly wraps up the details of the main story, but there are times when being left to wonder is a much better way to end it. This was one of those books. You can imagine several possible outcomes and you'd be satisfied with any number of them, but the end really wasn't the point. The thing I liked best was that the main character's pivotal defining moment in life served as a jumping-off place for more questions, rather than providing the answers to life, the universe, and everything. That's how I feel about my own life right now. Lots of unanswered questions, yet I somehow know I'm better off now than I was several months ago. Maybe the path isn't totally clear, but at the very least, I'm learning things about myself and other people that I just didn't know before.
Witqueen (2007-09-25)
Ever read "The 5 People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Abom? Has the same impact right up to the last page you turn.
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