Alright...so far I LOVE this book. I haven't been able to put it down. I can relate to Daniel so well because that's what books were for me when I was little. I always thought the friends I made in literature were so much more fascinating than the ones I had in life. The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles. That was the book I read that I wanted to be swept away in, that I read over and over and over. There were other books that I loved before it and after it but that book was it really, the reason why I think books are so wonderful. Anyway, I did not come on here to blubber....
Maybe it has to do with reading King Lear or maybe I just like him, but the beggar Danny boy meets on the streets...Fermin Romero de Torres... could he be the wise fool, the one that will reveal to Daniel what he cannot see through the blindness of love or just plain naivety of youth? The way Daniel passes him off as crazy so aburptly, being such an observant and passionate individual making such a harsh remark, made me take notice of this funny character. Opinion Rebecca? Insult? Gay joke?
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Interesting. I think, if I am remembering correctly, that you will be surprised at Fermin's ultimate role in the story.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that I too relate to Daniel! Ah,k for the love of books!