Long Books

I am still reading Mosaic by Diane Armstrong, a very long and complicated book. I get lost as to who she is talking about and she switches from past to present which is quite confusing. I am not sure why authors make it so difficult to follow their story, especially with such a long tome. I feel they know their own story so well they don't contemplate how difficult it will be for a reader to keep in touch unless they read the book for long sessions each day. I loved her other book and assumed this one would be written in the same racy style.

I wonder how writers choose a style for each of their books. I am still contemplating how to write my book, as I progress with the writing and research I am not sure if I should divide it into sections, by subject, whether to use the different types of abuse or just write a story which includes the abuse. It must be difficult unless an author has a clear picture of what they intend to write from the planning stage. My book has changed from one of adoption to narcissism and emotional abuse. This has entailed far more research than I had anticipated originally and much more thinking and analysing.

I have read several of Sir Lloyd Geering's books and was interested in how the interview with him last night on TV was so bland. Anyone who has followed his theological thinking over the decades would know this was a very poor representation of him. I guess any in depth philosophy would have been irrelevant given that those of us who know his are aware of this thoughts. As for moving house at the age of 99, well done!

I have a huge pile of books sitting next to me about the theoretical perspective of adoption, I need to get into reading these with my magnifier. I need some notes about this part of my life and to wind it into my writing. I wonder what other books I will delve into, observe, analyse to get to the end of section one. This random thought comes as I contemplate beginning to write again this week after a week of illness pervaded by no energy and no interest in anything much. Viruses are such cruel beings, they strike without warning and take weeks to get over. I think mine has been combined with sleeping with my neck crooked which has made it more difficult to get well again. Back to the books!