“I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else. I will never feel the pressure of peers or the burden of parental expectation. I can view everyone as pieces of a whole, and focus on the whole, not the pieces. I have learned to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present because that is where I am destined to live.”
As I was nursing a book hangover from a really heart wrenching book, I wanted to read something different. I read somewhere that some of my favorite authors loved this book and I readily gave it a try.
I found the story unique but sad. There were times when I felt it was a bit dragging but I wanted to know what happens to the characters. They draw you in and the story was refreshing in a way. To wake up everyday in a different person widens the story's perspective but still in the same point of view of A.
Although I read some were not quite A's fan because of how he takes over and sometimes takes advantage of a person, I felt otherwise. I felt his pain. I felt his heart. He's not really an awful being and he's in no way a devil. I felt how he cares for Rhiannon. And he did something selfless in the end.
The only complaint I have is that I prefer definite endings. The story didn't end in an awful cliff hanger, but it ended in a fade to black and leaves the readers to interpret it their own way. I wanted it definite but then again how can something be definite in a situation like this story. But I would have preferred that the author blow my mind and give me an ending. In the end I was both happy and sad for Rhiannon and A.
This book is recommended if want to read something different. The story lets us take a breather from the angst we sometimes crave.
If there's anything I learned from the book it's that life is short and live each day like it is your last. Because of this book I've realized so many little things that we take for granted. Love comes in many forms, in any type, in any gender and in any size. It shouldn't be based on physical aspects. What's important is what's inside the soul and how you make your connection to each other grow and make the best of both of you.
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