A Death In The Family

 

First order of business,

girls, check this out.

Next, rain, rain and more rain.

The Canadiens WON yeh.

I finished   A Death In The Family.

I have rarely read a novel of such emotion.

The emotion never lets up.

This book shows the impact of a senseless death, on a family.

Not sentimental, no bullshit whatsoever.

It is a work of powerful social messages,

 without ever being preachy.

The work is also very political, in a subtle kind of way. 

Agee was a man of Faith but, there is criticism of the Catholic church.

The characters are the types,

 I suspect,

that will stay with me for a long time.

This novel shows grief as it is,

 a numbing, infuriating,

leave you clueless,

experience.

I understand why this novel was picked as one of the 100 best American novels.

I have never read anything like it before,

 and I doubt I ever will again.

Disturbing and great.

People much smarter than I can analyse.

I just wanted to give you my impressions.

Later girls                                                   

BB

P.S

      Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
John Donne