I am not sure how to even talk about this book. It’s weird, it’s disjointed, it’s all over the place and yet it also has so much heart. The story seems like it’s going nowhere, it requires a lot of patience to stick with it and follow the writer’s journey and musings about religion, addiction, belonging, grief, death, martyrdom, art and more. But then at some point it starts to come together and then it’s not possible to not get swept up with the story. By the time you’re done, it’s one of those books where the people and the story stay with you long after you turn the last page.
with gratitude to netgalley and Knopf for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
This book reminded me of “Yellowjackets” when I read the blurb and there are definitely similarities. Like the show, it goes back and forth in time to now and when they were in the wild. It’s the story of two sisters who survived the plane crash that kills their parents. And years later there are new details that cause a new investigation and we follow along as things unravel. It’s a fast and interesting read, even if a little over the top.
with gratitude to netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
Continuing to practice @thiswritingdesk lessons and pairing them with quotes. This is all the energy I have right now and grateful to Kolbie’s lessons for helping me get a little art in as often as I can.
I am taking @thiswritingdesk watercolor classes. Even though I’ve already done a lot of their challenges and tutorials I am using this opportunity to re-practice and play. Sometimes progress is fun, sometimes.just loose play is fun and sometimes going back to the basics and reinforcing what you learned before is fun. I am trying to do all of it.
I think I am also pushing the paper in the @heyprimrosia journals to its limit. It buckles a bit but it is standing up to all this water reasonably well.
Verghese is such a talented story teller. I love his multi-generational stories. The way there’s a thread that goes through the years and years and the way you get so attached to his characters. But I also did think this one was too long.
