escapes

Shutting down...

With the death of this friend, wondering if my family in Gaza is surviving...

My escape these last few days has been Charming Billy. A simple book about a small group of everyday people, unimportant in any real sense, one even aware of her insignificance. Beautifully written- although I've had a hard time focusing and read pages over and over to give them time to seep in (even rereading the first 25 or so pages after realizing I had not processed any of it).

It reminds me why I'm addicted to fiction- the escape it provides. Problems, true, but removed from you so you can just observe from a distance rather than participate.

I asked my 7-year-old if the movie she saw recently was better than the book- the book was WAYyy better- they didn't even include all the most important points! and then she began to list all the details. A book-er just like her aunt.