Away

Away

2007 • 240 pages

Maybe this isn't the best book to read when you are tired. Unfortunately, nighttime is the only time I have to read. I'm growing to appreciate big print and little words.

I spent a lot of time re-reading each sentence of this book. What ever happened to subject/predicate, topic sentence, and consistent timeline/POV style of writing? It's amazing to think it went through an editor at a major publishing (Random) house. Maybe Amy Bloom is a just that well-known. To me, it felt a little like she took each section of the book, ran them through in a blender, and then tossed them back on a page.

I would be giving it one star if I hadn't been somewhat enlightened by the historical aspect and what I believe, in my own, incompetent way, to be the overarching message of the book. And that might be that at times, we go on an epic quest and find what we weren't looking for.

Is it just me?

June 30, 2022