wow. it's been so long since i've blogged. i think i was creatively worn out from all the writing i was doing at school, BUT i'm feeling rejuvinated and have been creatively inspired with an idea.
i love to read. it is one of my very favorite pastimes. i lose myself in the stories and characters and their lives. i feel i've been a million places, not because i've traveled extensively, but because i dive into books as often as i can.
once i finish a book, i find that i always want to talk about it with someone and share in the wonderful story together. i'm not one for book clubs. i don't like being confined to a schedule. solution? write about the book on my blog. perfection.
with that being said, i have a few books to catch up on, as i've been reading like a crazy woman this summer after having graduated from seminary and have the freedom to read fiction again.
the first book to start this new creative outlet: the vanishing act of esme lennox by maggie o'farrell.
let me start off by saying this book is heartbreaking. working within the mental health field, i felt especially connected to the story line of this book, both from the viewpoint of esme and of iris. esme has spent her life in a mental health institution in scotland and iris is her relationally distant family member a few generations removed. upon the closing of the hospital where esme has spent most of her life, the lot falls on iris to determine the best course of action and living situation for this family member she barely knows and in many ways is fearful of. the relationship between the 2 women is what makes the book worth reading, as are the confused wanderings through the psyche of esme.
i gobbled this book up. seriously, within 3 days i think i had it finished. o'farrell's writing style is addictive and her character development causes such empathy that the reader is immediately invested in the storyline.
with beautiful descriptions of the scottish landscape coupled with the social commentary of the mental health systems of the past, this is a read for anyone who likes a good character piece.
and, as i read this about 4 books ago, that's all the detail that comes to immediate memory. :)
i love to read. it is one of my very favorite pastimes. i lose myself in the stories and characters and their lives. i feel i've been a million places, not because i've traveled extensively, but because i dive into books as often as i can.
once i finish a book, i find that i always want to talk about it with someone and share in the wonderful story together. i'm not one for book clubs. i don't like being confined to a schedule. solution? write about the book on my blog. perfection.
with that being said, i have a few books to catch up on, as i've been reading like a crazy woman this summer after having graduated from seminary and have the freedom to read fiction again.
the first book to start this new creative outlet: the vanishing act of esme lennox by maggie o'farrell.
let me start off by saying this book is heartbreaking. working within the mental health field, i felt especially connected to the story line of this book, both from the viewpoint of esme and of iris. esme has spent her life in a mental health institution in scotland and iris is her relationally distant family member a few generations removed. upon the closing of the hospital where esme has spent most of her life, the lot falls on iris to determine the best course of action and living situation for this family member she barely knows and in many ways is fearful of. the relationship between the 2 women is what makes the book worth reading, as are the confused wanderings through the psyche of esme.
i gobbled this book up. seriously, within 3 days i think i had it finished. o'farrell's writing style is addictive and her character development causes such empathy that the reader is immediately invested in the storyline.
with beautiful descriptions of the scottish landscape coupled with the social commentary of the mental health systems of the past, this is a read for anyone who likes a good character piece.
and, as i read this about 4 books ago, that's all the detail that comes to immediate memory. :)
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