Lighthousekeeping
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I bought this at a library used book sale.
I thought this book was... quite interesting.
I think this quote from the last page sums it up well: These were my stories- flashes across time.
I usually enjoy reading stories that are told in strange ways or with non-linear narratives. However, I found this one a little difficult to follow at times- probably because it was so poetic in nature... without a set form. Which was beautiful, don't get me wrong. I loved the tone and the feel of the story... I just had trouble following this at times. I couldn't tell whether I was supposed to take parts at face value or whether what I was reading were metaphors/symbols.
Story-telling aside, I enjoyed the story quite a lot. The characters were interesting and easy to sympathize with, and I genuinely cared about what happened to them all- and what things to have happen! From adultery to loss to searching for an identity to searching for love... with so many tales being weaved together beautifully... a good read. And I'm VERY glad I read works by Robert Louis Stevenson first, or I would have missed some of the parallels and literary allusions.
I thought this book was... quite interesting.
I think this quote from the last page sums it up well: These were my stories- flashes across time.
I usually enjoy reading stories that are told in strange ways or with non-linear narratives. However, I found this one a little difficult to follow at times- probably because it was so poetic in nature... without a set form. Which was beautiful, don't get me wrong. I loved the tone and the feel of the story... I just had trouble following this at times. I couldn't tell whether I was supposed to take parts at face value or whether what I was reading were metaphors/symbols.
Story-telling aside, I enjoyed the story quite a lot. The characters were interesting and easy to sympathize with, and I genuinely cared about what happened to them all- and what things to have happen! From adultery to loss to searching for an identity to searching for love... with so many tales being weaved together beautifully... a good read. And I'm VERY glad I read works by Robert Louis Stevenson first, or I would have missed some of the parallels and literary allusions.
Journal Entry 2 by KateKintail at Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse in Ponce Inlet, Florida USA on Thursday, July 22, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (7/19/2010 UTC) at Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse in Ponce Inlet, Florida USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I left this on a bench outside the lighthouse during my trip there. Then I went in and climbed the 203 steps to the top. By the time I got up there and looked down, the book had already been picked up by someone!Congrats and welcome to BookCrossing!
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