Monday, February 23, 2009

Unconventional

This is one of those "hard to put down" books. I find myself so interested in her life because it is the complete opposite from mine. Growing up I have always seen the man being more dominant in the relationship and the women being conservative. However, it was weird to me how her mother let her kind of walk all over her. It seemed to me that her mom never told her "no" that she was able to do whatever she felt like doing.

At first, I was jealous of the type of relationship she had with Daryl. I first felt this way when she told him she could not marry him and his reaction was not angry but a solution. Later in the book though, i felt like he was a push over and would start to get on my nerves.

I was happy to see that by the end of the reading her parents relationship grew stronger between themselves and with her. I feel that it is truly important for a child to have a good relationship their parents and when they do not, in my own experience, (just a theory/opinion, not saying always) I feel like it will be harder to connect with their children later in life. I am excited to continue reading and to see what happens next.

1 comment:

  1. I definitely agree with everything you have said. I think to most people in the class, this is the kind of book we can't put down. I think we can all find parts of both her family growing up and her family she created that correspond with the way that we were brought up. I also think that the family that her and Daryl have created is one a lot of us strive to have. I'm also excited to see what happens next :)

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