My fiction
book is A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. So, getting the fact
that my book it 630 pages long out of the way, it is actually quite enjoyable.
The characters each have a very distinct personality, and reveal a new aspect
to the situation that they are presented with. The idea of faith in religion
has come up much more leading toward the halfway point, and I have been given
insight beforehand that it is a major theme. So, this means I can watch the
development and struggles of the character’s faiths, mainly Owen Meany, who
despite the title is not the main character. Overall I am looking forward to
seeing the full development affect the characters later on.
So the book is over, and my initial thoughts were in the 2nd microblog if you wanted to check that out, but overall it was a good book, despite the abrupt ending. What I thought was a bit weird was that toward the ending there were a lot of references to God and other religious aspects, whereas there was none int he first half. My thought was that Anne Frank and the others at the Annex got more comfortable and safe, which meant they could openly talk about their religion, of which they were being prosecuted. But after a bit of thought, I decided that was not the reason. Instead, I think it's due to the fact that Anne Frank is an oracle. Yes, an oracle, the prophecy making lady in mythology. This is more due to the fact that she had a feeling, instead of the gods bestowing information upon her, but the name still fits. I see it as Anne realizing what could potentially happen to her and her family, so she turns to rel...
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