I really enjoyed this book. It’s a beautiful patchwork of memories, stories, culture, quotes, tangents, art, photography, poetry, and history. It’s also a dedicated ode to the life of an extraordinary person.
My favorite thing about this book is the author’s calligraphy. Learning about the process and her works and getting to see so many pieces was wonderful and unusual in a memoir. I loved how much the author wove art into the book.
I also liked learning about her father, who is a central point in the author’s life and in this memoir. As a centenarian, the man had a rich and diverse life full of myriad accomplishments and achievements. It was fascinating to see how many different things a person could accomplish in his life. I also liked the way the author highlighted that this is what it looks like to not sleepwalk through life.
I liked the way the book weaved in and out of memories juxtaposed with essay-like vignettes on many various topics.
Sometimes I didn’t really connect with the voice of the author. But then other times, I would be super engrossed in a section and not be able to put it down. It really felt like a quilt of bits and pieces of a person’s being tied together in homage. Very good!
My favorite thing about this book is the author’s calligraphy. Learning about the process and her works and getting to see so many pieces was wonderful and unusual in a memoir. I loved how much the author wove art into the book.
I also liked learning about her father, who is a central point in the author’s life and in this memoir. As a centenarian, the man had a rich and diverse life full of myriad accomplishments and achievements. It was fascinating to see how many different things a person could accomplish in his life. I also liked the way the author highlighted that this is what it looks like to not sleepwalk through life.
I liked the way the book weaved in and out of memories juxtaposed with essay-like vignettes on many various topics.
Sometimes I didn’t really connect with the voice of the author. But then other times, I would be super engrossed in a section and not be able to put it down. It really felt like a quilt of bits and pieces of a person’s being tied together in homage. Very good!