August 4, 2010
A Long Holiday
A perfect escape
I haven’t been able to take a relaxing vacation this summer.
Our family has a lot going on.
We celebrated three graduations (one high school and two college); people moving out of and people moving into our house; lots of visitors; children preparing for law school, college and jobs; people starting graduate school.
It has not been a lazy summer, but eventful and overflowing with new and transitional events.
I needed to escape.
And I have, with an intriguing book. For the last few weeks, I have been reading The Passage, by Justin Cronin.
It is a frightening account of a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world – part social commentary, part science fiction. It is not the kind of book I usually like to read.
But for this summer, it is perfect.
A serious and accomplished writer, Cronin has weaved an engrossing plot with engaging characters and elegant prose.
This first book of a trilogy is over 700 pages long.
A perfect escape. A long holiday.
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