Stepan Kvardakov Kvardakov itibaren 55600 Kozluk Belediyesi/Terme/Samsun, Türkiye itibaren 55600 Kozluk Belediyesi/Terme/Samsun, Türkiye

I've been re-reading old favorites lately. One of the most beautiful things about language is the deep sense of emotions that can be brought about by words strung together in a logical context. Sometimes, you read a book because of the emotions it causes. Often, for me, I reread books that have moved me emotionally; that have made me feel. This is such a book. Rather than a wonderfully technical book, well-plotted and adept, this is a book that evokes emotion, namely melancholy. It is the reflection of a woman who is dieing and a moment that changed the course of her life. I have heard some people remark on this woman's selfishness, that rather than thinking about her family, her children, she is pondering one long-lost summer weekend. I've always felt these people to be a bit harsh. To me, life is made up of many moments. These moments change our lives, they shift our direction. In retrospect, sometimes the smallest of moments, such as an encounter one summer weekend can utterly change our life. I think this is on what the character reflects, the life she could have had. And that is what brings about the sense of melancholy. Who knows if it would have been a better life? But, it would have been a different life, and that other life ended before it even began. It's a book about what might have beens, and, often, what might have been is the thing of which we cannot let go, the thing that wakes us up in the middle of the night. So, this is a melancholy book because of the might have beens, but it is also a book that I think is great for that same reason.

This is a wonderful book and I really think more people need to read it. It's written very well, and you get to go through this boys life as he's growing up. And you see all his difficulties dealing with his family and religion. If you like books like "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" you'll probably like this book.

I absolutely loved this book. It has been a long time since I read it, so it is hard to remember the exact details, but I specifically remember the story and the imagery being simple and sweet. It is a great story about the first, trying year of young couple who marries in the late 1920s.