Loved it. This makes me want to read the book again. The first time I read it, I was an impatient 20-year-old. It'll be a new way of seeing and experiencing the book now. Thank you for writing this.
Your post has the same wild abandon that the book had. Enjoyed reading it. I had read the book years ago, and remember loving it. But I could never explain it to anyone else. Anytime I tried I felt either defensive or lacking capability to explain. You have summed it up best in this post. This post and the discussions on whatsapp is making me itch to revisit this book.
Wow! I don't know if I missed this earlier but it was lovely to read this mysterious piece here :) My favourite bit though? "then there are feuds that pass on from generation to generation like my grandmother's crooked nose." My kids usually make fun of my nose. Sometimes they call it a witch nose. Sometimes they say, it's like a staircase. Once, I got back to them and said, "Did you know your ears and nose never stop growing?! That means both of you will eventually have your Mamma's nose!" You should've seen the horrified look on their faces lol Neither found the joke funny :/
Loved it. This makes me want to read the book again. The first time I read it, I was an impatient 20-year-old. It'll be a new way of seeing and experiencing the book now. Thank you for writing this.
I hope you do read it. I look forward to reading your essay about it :)
Your post has the same wild abandon that the book had. Enjoyed reading it. I had read the book years ago, and remember loving it. But I could never explain it to anyone else. Anytime I tried I felt either defensive or lacking capability to explain. You have summed it up best in this post. This post and the discussions on whatsapp is making me itch to revisit this book.
Wow! I don't know if I missed this earlier but it was lovely to read this mysterious piece here :) My favourite bit though? "then there are feuds that pass on from generation to generation like my grandmother's crooked nose." My kids usually make fun of my nose. Sometimes they call it a witch nose. Sometimes they say, it's like a staircase. Once, I got back to them and said, "Did you know your ears and nose never stop growing?! That means both of you will eventually have your Mamma's nose!" You should've seen the horrified look on their faces lol Neither found the joke funny :/
That's hilarious! 😄
Yup. That story's going down generations!