Heaviness
I read this book last week.
The author is local, lives in Winnipeg. He came to our school not long ago. He is also the author of several series of graphic novels that my students (and I) love.
My vice principal left this in my mailbox and asked me to read it to see what I thought - if we could give it to kids.
It's heavy. Well written, compelling, engaging, and heavy. The subject matter is raw and emotional, and whatever redemption there is comes in small steps that don't necessarily resolve the heaviness. Basically, it's real life in a book, and sometimes that is hard to take. I learn a lot reading books like that, and I value this book for that reason, but it is so much like real life that ... well.... sometimes you don't want real life in a book. You want the success story.
But maybe my perception is coloured because life seems very heavy right now.
Four of my closest friends/family are going through real, serious, life changing events right now. Like, GROWN UP SHIT. Stuff that doesn't feel like it should be happening to people I know and love. Add that to my own underlying sadness that is with me always, just under the surface (although it surfaces more often these days), and I feel heavy.
Adulthood is hard. I want some good news.
The author is local, lives in Winnipeg. He came to our school not long ago. He is also the author of several series of graphic novels that my students (and I) love.
My vice principal left this in my mailbox and asked me to read it to see what I thought - if we could give it to kids.
It's heavy. Well written, compelling, engaging, and heavy. The subject matter is raw and emotional, and whatever redemption there is comes in small steps that don't necessarily resolve the heaviness. Basically, it's real life in a book, and sometimes that is hard to take. I learn a lot reading books like that, and I value this book for that reason, but it is so much like real life that ... well.... sometimes you don't want real life in a book. You want the success story.
But maybe my perception is coloured because life seems very heavy right now.
Four of my closest friends/family are going through real, serious, life changing events right now. Like, GROWN UP SHIT. Stuff that doesn't feel like it should be happening to people I know and love. Add that to my own underlying sadness that is with me always, just under the surface (although it surfaces more often these days), and I feel heavy.
Adulthood is hard. I want some good news.
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