Summer was great, but it is so good to be back in school. We can visit with friends on a regular basis. We can scarf down the cafeteria food daily. And we can read and write to our hearts' content! I know. I know. Life is good!
We are going to be doing a lot of writing this year, but more on that in the coming days. For now, I'm curious to hear what you have been reading. Over the summer I read plenty of books, but the one that stands out to me the most was called Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers. Crazy title, I know. It doesn't really roll of the tongue or stick in your brain, but the book sure did. It was about a man who is going through a bit of a mid-life crisis. He tries to understand his life and why it turned out the way it did by kidnapping a variety of people, tying them up, and questioning them about their own lives. Eggers explores some deep themes as his protagonist grapples with the inequities of life and why terrible things keep happening to him. It ends by asking some questions that are not so easily answered. A good read.
So what about you? What's a book you read over the summer that you remember? What's the title? Who's the author? What's it about? What about the book resonated with you? I'd love to hear about what you've been reading. Respond when you can.
Until next time...
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