Posted by Lana on Apr 8, 2010 in Book Reviews, Books, Featured | 0 comments
Words that come to mind: honor, respect, betrayal, loyalty, redemption, father, son, atonement, love, hate, horror, pride, purity, salvation. There are many themes to The Kite Runner; and the plot is complex. It grows from simple family dynamics, to the unearthing of deeply intertwining secrets.
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Posted by Lana on Mar 15, 2010 in Book Reviews, Books | 1 comment
Push, by Sapphire, is one of those books you hear about, and assume is going to be a redemptive story of triumph, starting out sad and ending up, well…happy. I must admit, I am a sucker for off beat, alternative types of subject matter, and figured Push would be uplifting and empowering . As open minded as I feel that I am, I found myself horrified through most of this book. I’ve read about abuse, neglect, addictions, ect. But the author went a step further with this one. The abuse is so grossly depicted, nothing is left to the imagination. Claireece Precious Jones, the main character has had a rough life, to put it mildly. And it doesn’t help that she’s poor, angry, illiterate, overweight, unloved, unimaginably abused by her mother, and raped repeatedly throughout her childhood by her father. The book opens with Precious detailing her current pregnancy, revealing to the reader that it is in fact, her father’s baby. Her first baby (also by her father), whom she gave birth to at only twelve years of age, was born with Down Syndrome – or her words “down sinder.” From that point, I was sucked into this story; much like seeing roadkill, or a trainwreck -you know you should look away…but for some reason, you just can’t.
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What brings the character of Precious to life is the ghetto, ebonic dialect used by the author, poet and singer Saphhire. Told in first person, and in “diary style”, Precious accounts her daily life of caring for her depressed, overweight, abusive mother. For example, even at twelve, she does all the cooking, and is forced to eat until she’s sick. She also details her experiences in school; how out of place she feels, the perceptions of others toward her. The inhumane acts she forces Precious to perform dating all the way back to her toddler years are so horrific and unsettling, I couldn’t sleep after reading it.
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Posted by Lana on Feb 9, 2010 in Book Reviews, Featured | 0 comments
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a gem of a novel. From the first paragraph I was drawn in by the charm and wit of the main character, Juliet, and found myself eager to turn the page. Set in the mid forties, the story unfolds to the reader by a series of letters written back and forth between the characters to bring to life an unforgettable tale of human suffering, struggle, and strength during World War II .
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Words that come to mind: honor, respect, betrayal, loyalty, redemption, father, son, atonement, love, hate, horror, pride, purity, salvation. There are many themes to The Kite Runner; and the plot is complex. It grows from simple family dynamics, to the unearthing of deeply intertwining secrets.
Push, by Sapphire, is one of those books you hear about, and assume is going to be a redemptive story of triumph, starting out sad and ending up, well…happy. I must admit, I am a sucker for off beat, alternative types of subject matter, and figured Push would be uplifting and empowering . As open minded as I feel that I am, I found myself horrified through most of this book. I’ve read about abuse, neglect, addictions, ect. But the author went a step further with this one. The abuse is so grossly depicted, nothing is left to the imagination. Claireece Precious Jones, the main character has had a rough life, to put it mildly. And it doesn’t help that she’s poor, angry, illiterate, overweight, unloved, unimaginably abused by her mother, and raped repeatedly throughout her childhood by her father. The book opens with Precious detailing her current pregnancy, revealing to the reader that it is in fact, her father’s baby. Her first baby (also by her father), whom she gave birth to at only twelve years of age, was born with Down Syndrome – or her words “down sinder.” From that point, I was sucked into this story; much like seeing roadkill, or a trainwreck -you know you should look away…but for some reason, you just can’t.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a gem of a novel. From the first paragraph I was drawn in by the charm and wit of the main character, Juliet, and found myself eager to turn the page. Set in the mid forties, the story unfolds to the reader by a series of letters written back and forth between the characters to bring to life an unforgettable tale of human suffering, struggle, and strength during World War II .
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