Poet Turned Novelist
July 12th 2008
Yoga this morning was great. Our meditations opened and closed a set of more advanced moves including hand stands, head stands, and back stands. I went back to the camp site to finish off the last couple chapters of Fugitive Pieces and managed to pack up my stuff for a 2:30 PM departure towards the Northern beaches.
I took the 4x4 Jeep up the short cut back roads which ended up taking longer than the paved route. I changed a flat tire and got lost along the route. I was about to give up with the fear that I was soon going to get stuck in one of these rivers I had to keep crossing.
In the end, I made it to Nosara's Playa Guiones and camped in the Jeep for the night.
Book Report - Fugitive Pieces: Anne Michaels' writing is beautifully poetic; she has the ability to evoke emotions in you as if you are the character as she paints with exquisite detail each wonderfully thought out, well-researched, and ingeniously linked episode throughout time. Jakob Beer's life moves from witnessing the loss of his family during the horrifying holocaust to a destitute Greek island and then Toronto, Canada where he is brought up by Athos, his savior. The book moves through generations of marriage and mishaps while offering a rendition of psychological repercussions associated with experiencing horror sights, hiding, and consistently seeking freedom. A touching masterpiece and recommended read for anyone seeking compassion. I will read her other book, poetry, and watch the movie. However, I fear the movie will pail in comparison to the scenery that the author influenced in my imagination.
Yoga this morning was great. Our meditations opened and closed a set of more advanced moves including hand stands, head stands, and back stands. I went back to the camp site to finish off the last couple chapters of Fugitive Pieces and managed to pack up my stuff for a 2:30 PM departure towards the Northern beaches.
I took the 4x4 Jeep up the short cut back roads which ended up taking longer than the paved route. I changed a flat tire and got lost along the route. I was about to give up with the fear that I was soon going to get stuck in one of these rivers I had to keep crossing.
In the end, I made it to Nosara's Playa Guiones and camped in the Jeep for the night.
Book Report - Fugitive Pieces: Anne Michaels' writing is beautifully poetic; she has the ability to evoke emotions in you as if you are the character as she paints with exquisite detail each wonderfully thought out, well-researched, and ingeniously linked episode throughout time. Jakob Beer's life moves from witnessing the loss of his family during the horrifying holocaust to a destitute Greek island and then Toronto, Canada where he is brought up by Athos, his savior. The book moves through generations of marriage and mishaps while offering a rendition of psychological repercussions associated with experiencing horror sights, hiding, and consistently seeking freedom. A touching masterpiece and recommended read for anyone seeking compassion. I will read her other book, poetry, and watch the movie. However, I fear the movie will pail in comparison to the scenery that the author influenced in my imagination.
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