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Showing posts with label And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer And Longer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer And Longer. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Senility

     And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer And Longer And Longer by Fredrik Backman

 Actually the "Way Home" is very short. This novella is a sweet story of a Grandpa who is going senile.  In his mind he is talking to his grandson, sometimes it is his son.  It begins with Grandpa and grandson talking about Grandma.  There's quite a bit about Grandma.  The nicest images are with Grandma.  She usually calls Grandpa to his senses.

       The location images are all in Grandpa's mind: a boat, a tent, a town square.  It can be confusing.  The characterization of course is delightful, as the reader would expect from Fredrik Backman.  But it is so different from his other novels, that I recommend people to read it.  It can be read in one sitting.  So why not?



Human Dignity

 It just dawned on me that God created me for Himself.  In Genesis 1: 1-31, we see God made everything for mankind.  I'm in awe to reali...