Favorite Quotes
“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."
“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Us Against You | Fredrik Backman
I just finished reading Us Against You, the sequel to Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. Wow. Just wow...This is the sixth book I've read by this author, and I will read and recommend Fredrik Backman's books for years to come. Us Against You, like Beartown, Anxious People, A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, is a tour de force in humanity. What he does as a writer is not only provocative it is evocative. Harper Leee wrote, "You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Backman is a fabulous writer. He is obviously creative and talented, but what makes his works especially masterful is his ability to climb into others' skin, walk around in it, and create characters that authentically speak from their perspectives. He makes us understand and feel understood.
Tonight, I laughed, cheered, mourned, broke, and mended with Beartown and its residents. I understood, and I forgave. What a gift for an author to give to a reader.