Full Body Burden to me seemed like a way for the author to pay it forward, for lack of a better term. Kristen was ignorant for so long about what was going on at Rock Flats and even inside her own family that i think her way of making up for that time was writing about it. I don't think this book was terrible, for a nonfiction. I didn't love the book like I did Parable of the Sower, but I did not mind when it was over. I can relate to Kristin’s mother in a minor way, I was in a toxic relationship this past year (though i was not married with children). In a previous post I said that if I was her mom I would have left a long time ago. The only reason I reacted that way was because of my own personal experience in an abusive relationship. I now have made a promise to myself to always make sure I'm getting the respect I deserve.
I understand how the book hit home in a couple of places. I can't say I share your problem, though I think you are a really strong person, but this book brought to surface some of my own problems as well
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