I had a poor showing on my reading this week. I finished Simply From Scratch, which was still mopey but turned out pretty good. I also started (but didn't finish) my book club book, Untouchable by Scott O'Connor.
I had a hard time getting into this book at first. I think it was the style of not using the main character's name (everyone calls him "Kid" and the book refers to him more often than not as "The Kid" which is simply irritating to me). However, once I finally pushed myself to start reading, I really enjoyed it and now I'm looking forward to finishing. It makes me think a lot about bullying. The kid (The Kid) is heavily tormented, and this is one of my big worries for my kids. How do you watch for that? How do you prevent it? I was tormented by a couple girls that I had no excape from (my babysitter's daughter and her best friend) in my formative years, and I was strong enough to get past it but it still left marks. How do I keep my sons from having to endure such torment?
Anyhow, once I get through Untouchable, I have a few lighter reads to get my mind off such heavy ideas. I'm sure there's a vampire book or SOMETHING in there. Happy reading!
I had a hard time getting into this book at first. I think it was the style of not using the main character's name (everyone calls him "Kid" and the book refers to him more often than not as "The Kid" which is simply irritating to me). However, once I finally pushed myself to start reading, I really enjoyed it and now I'm looking forward to finishing. It makes me think a lot about bullying. The kid (The Kid) is heavily tormented, and this is one of my big worries for my kids. How do you watch for that? How do you prevent it? I was tormented by a couple girls that I had no excape from (my babysitter's daughter and her best friend) in my formative years, and I was strong enough to get past it but it still left marks. How do I keep my sons from having to endure such torment?
Anyhow, once I get through Untouchable, I have a few lighter reads to get my mind off such heavy ideas. I'm sure there's a vampire book or SOMETHING in there. Happy reading!
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