my love of reading books has returned. the last book i read was finished within a day and a half, and had been so wonderful, that i had the hardest time putting it down.
Rohinton Mistry's Family Matters. i loved this book because it made me scared for the characters, it made me hurt for the characters, and it made me angry with the characters. i remember sitting on the plane,reading the book, and being afraid to look up, for i didn't want robin to see me crying. maybe it's the overly-sensitive pregnant girl that i am, or maybe the scene was just very sad.
it is about an older man struggling with being old and being helpless. it is also about how family, his children and their families, deal with his aging. in a world without nursing homes (or with a culture that is horrified by the idea of locking up their fathers and mothers), as we have here, in abundance, i saw the sacrifices made by the family members and the demeaning feeling of indebtedness felt by the old man.
one result of reading this book is that i felt horrified at the thought that my own father is only 10 or so years younger than the old man in this book. my mother about 15. and as the days go by, as i get older, so are they. how frightening. i don't ever want to see them helpless, i don't ever want to see them in so much pain. and i hope, i pray that i have the strength to care for them when they need me the most.
anyway, back to the book. it discusses the changes that result from having an additional member in the family's household, and that the effect is not always good or bad. it showed me exactly how important it is for young children to have an older (much older ) person in their life, and it also showed me exactly how hard a woman works to make each and every member in her family happy. i know that my mother is like that, now, but more so in the past, she was always so worried about disturbing the peace...about any thing that could alter the family's bond. but now, in order to assert herself and her rights more, she has become a little less worried about whether her thoughts and words would cause an arguement. i am proud of her for asserting her rights actually. i wish that she had done that more as we were growing up.
back to the book again...sorry...yes it was very good, yes you should read it, and yes, it has a multitude of stories, with its mulitude of characters. there is a love story, there is a story on family loyalty, there is a story on belonging to a city that you live in rather than were born in, there is a story on what results from desperation, and there is a story on maintaining purity in a small community, and many more stories. all in one.
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an offer on the house is about to be made today. wish us luck.
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american idol sucks!!! actually i really like the show, but it is very frustrating. singers that are good, but not amazing (idol material) are kept, because they are pretty or because they represent something...while singers with an amazing voice, a unique voice, are kicked out. ugh!! i really liked rickey's voice. why he would get kicked out vs. a few of the other singers...i don't know and it makes me so upset!!
although i guess that it is a reflection on life, and our society...and we can only hope that the good singers who are kicked out make something of themselves as singers, and don't give up on their talent.
Rohinton Mistry's Family Matters. i loved this book because it made me scared for the characters, it made me hurt for the characters, and it made me angry with the characters. i remember sitting on the plane,reading the book, and being afraid to look up, for i didn't want robin to see me crying. maybe it's the overly-sensitive pregnant girl that i am, or maybe the scene was just very sad.
it is about an older man struggling with being old and being helpless. it is also about how family, his children and their families, deal with his aging. in a world without nursing homes (or with a culture that is horrified by the idea of locking up their fathers and mothers), as we have here, in abundance, i saw the sacrifices made by the family members and the demeaning feeling of indebtedness felt by the old man.
one result of reading this book is that i felt horrified at the thought that my own father is only 10 or so years younger than the old man in this book. my mother about 15. and as the days go by, as i get older, so are they. how frightening. i don't ever want to see them helpless, i don't ever want to see them in so much pain. and i hope, i pray that i have the strength to care for them when they need me the most.
anyway, back to the book. it discusses the changes that result from having an additional member in the family's household, and that the effect is not always good or bad. it showed me exactly how important it is for young children to have an older (much older ) person in their life, and it also showed me exactly how hard a woman works to make each and every member in her family happy. i know that my mother is like that, now, but more so in the past, she was always so worried about disturbing the peace...about any thing that could alter the family's bond. but now, in order to assert herself and her rights more, she has become a little less worried about whether her thoughts and words would cause an arguement. i am proud of her for asserting her rights actually. i wish that she had done that more as we were growing up.
back to the book again...sorry...yes it was very good, yes you should read it, and yes, it has a multitude of stories, with its mulitude of characters. there is a love story, there is a story on family loyalty, there is a story on belonging to a city that you live in rather than were born in, there is a story on what results from desperation, and there is a story on maintaining purity in a small community, and many more stories. all in one.
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an offer on the house is about to be made today. wish us luck.
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american idol sucks!!! actually i really like the show, but it is very frustrating. singers that are good, but not amazing (idol material) are kept, because they are pretty or because they represent something...while singers with an amazing voice, a unique voice, are kicked out. ugh!! i really liked rickey's voice. why he would get kicked out vs. a few of the other singers...i don't know and it makes me so upset!!
although i guess that it is a reflection on life, and our society...and we can only hope that the good singers who are kicked out make something of themselves as singers, and don't give up on their talent.
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