Misgivings
Well…it seems I am not an avid blogger. Since my last post, I have finished Sense and Sensibility, read Jane Eyre, and have reread most of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray—I am currently on book three The Sweet Far Thing.
While I read mostly classic literature, I do enjoy a good fantasy novel every once in a while. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy is by far the best that I have read in that genre. The last time I read it, I had an incredibly strong reaction to them…especially the ending of the last book. The style is unique, and there are some amazing quotes that will be shared when I have time to find them. This trilogy changed the way I view contemporary fiction.
There are times when I cannot seem to make myself connect with the world around me. To be honest, I always feel a bit disconnected with reality—but when this feeling is at its strongest, I am powerless to engage with the world. Fiction and literature are my only portals to something outside of myself during those times. I suppose my real issue, beneath it all, is the constant ache for something more. Why were we created with this intense need to be extraordinary? Maybe most people are able to overcome this need after the effects of adolescent egocentrism have worn away…but I do not foresee that in my own life. Sometimes I fear that this is the reason that I still have undying faith in God while those around me give it up…I need to know that there is more than this.
“Can we really conquer chaos so easily? If that were so, I should be able to prune the pandemonium of my own soul into something neat and tidy rather than this maze of wants and needs and misgivings that has me forever feeling as if I cannot fit into the landscape of things.” - Gemma Doyle, The Sweet Far Thing, by Libba Bray
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