Always interesting to see what goes into someone’s Thought process in rating something. For example, noting that the reviews are split, or even your thoughts are split because “Other observations felt cynical and vastly different from my experience.”
Often I’m reading to experience something that is vastly different from my personal experience. I don’t necessarily want my life, values, or thoughts reflected back at me. I want something engaging and interesting and challenging and exciting. And none of that requires my personal values or lived experience to be represented.
The clues for me in your review are how you couldn’t stop reading. Noticed many poignant observations and was even moved to tears as you recognized common humanity in the characters.
I mean if something can move you to that degree and spark that kind of reflection and thought, what else do we need it to do?
Always interesting to see what goes into someone’s Thought process in rating something. For example, noting that the reviews are split, or even your thoughts are split because “Other observations felt cynical and vastly different from my experience.”
Often I’m reading to experience something that is vastly different from my personal experience. I don’t necessarily want my life, values, or thoughts reflected back at me. I want something engaging and interesting and challenging and exciting. And none of that requires my personal values or lived experience to be represented.
The clues for me in your review are how you couldn’t stop reading. Noticed many poignant observations and was even moved to tears as you recognized common humanity in the characters.
I mean if something can move you to that degree and spark that kind of reflection and thought, what else do we need it to do?
Hows about White Noise?