I just started reading this book, and it’s because Hailey Pham recommended it so well, quite a while back. But it wasn’t in Kinokuniya in Singapore, and I’ve been wanting to purchase books locally so that the local stores could survive. In any case, I ordered it, and it just arrived two days back.
The story starts off interesting, about a woman turning up on a beach. There’s a family staying on this island where a light house is at, and they can interact with the ethereal in some way? I’ve literally just started the first few chapters and it’s a mix mash of different story points. Something quite close to the other book I just finished not too long ago.
Family turns up quite often in a bunch of books, and I always wonder why that’s the case in modern literature. There’s something about the family unit, and everyone has different takes on it. More than that, there’s an effect of the different parents, and we’re led to different ideas and ideaologies about it.
Which makes me think about about my own parenting right now. My daughter is all of 8 months, and she’s wildly alive for a tiny kid. She babbles a bunch, and is trying to communicate with me. I, in turn, attempt to communicate with her. We just had a discussion about how she needs to put on her clothes, and after I put on her jammies, she smiled and I carried her up to say good night to different characters around her room.
What will life be like when she’s 15? As a teenager I had so many fights with my mum and dad. What are the discussion points, and how do I approach different issues then?
I don’t think Wild Dark Shore matches my direct case, but I’m interested to find out how the Dad character parents his children while on a deserted island.
I’m also reading:
- Michael Crichton’s State of Fear
- Sally Rooney’s Conversation with Friends
- Jane Adam’s Rina Martin series
I really need to get back on track for my reading goals, and if I can hit 90 by the year end, I think that’s a good enough place to be at. I was aiming for 100…
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