why is it that i never really know what i'm doing?

i went to school. got the 27k in debt to prove it. they taught me all kindsa nifty stuff.

and yet, what do i do when an 8 year old pees on the floor in a stream from the self checks to the kids computers? (and just how big is an 8 year old's bladder anyway?) what do i do when a man with garlic and steak breath professes his undying love to me. again. for the 3rd time today.

this is a chronicle of what i did, when the crazy happened. which, in a public library is much more often than you'd think. and which, they also don't teach you about in liberry skool.

oh, and there's also a book review or two.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

war and...

The Book of JonasThe Book of Jonas by Stephen Dau

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


When Yoonis becomes the only survivor of a sketchy American Military attack on his Muslim village he is spared by Christopher, one of his attackers. Yoonis becomes Jonas when he is sent to America by a relief organization. Regrettably, changing his name and country doesn’t bring back his family or alter the harrowing events of his past. As the story progresses the reader must piece together what actually occurred and is left wondering who is victim and who is savior. Narrated by Simon Vance who brings the brittle and tremulous text into a heartbreaking, blooming presence. A lean, searing, emblematic war story with tinctures of morality, forgiveness and letting go. Recommended to fans of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.



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