One of my goals for this year was to read a book each month and then write a short review about it.
I found this to be a difficult book to read. I had to put it down several times. Anyone growing up in a family may may see glimpses of their own experience within the pages of this novel.
The book stirred uncomfortable memories of my childhood. Brought fears to the surface about what I perceived as my shortcomings as a father. Was I a ghost to my children?
"It's the things a family is silent about that say more than what they talk about all the time."~Scott Berkun
The author paints a powerful picture of the dysfunction in his family, the longing he had to understand who his father was, the choices that he had made.
Someone once told me that when you are born your parents give you two gifts. They take a picture of you and then they give you an evaluation of that picture. This author spent much of his life, seeking the evaluation of that picture from his Father.
I felt conflicted as the book ended. I had hoped for a different outcome, but this was real life.
I would recommend reading this book, but would advise anyone reading it to be prepared to feel uncomfortable and to be open to the possibility of choosing something new for yourself.
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