Saying Goodbye to Avalon

Well, I finished The Child Thief. I will have to say...I was very impressed. This is a book that could possibly disgust people or make people angry. There are so many intense moments. I feel as though Brom gave us the feelings of the characters without having to be overly verbose and flowery in his writing. Each person was enveloped in beautiful description (even if they were despicable). There were so many moments when I was really not sure with whom to pledge my allegiance. The only two characters who were easily set apart from the rest were the Reverend and Ulfger. Both were evil in so many ways. Both represented so many struggles of today's society. The rest of the mix were so "bipolar (but I really hate to use that word)" but always came around in a redemptive manner.

I am not going to write about the end. I think it is the best part of the book. It blew me away. I did not see it. I feel as though it was wrong but very right at the same time.

*Now...for anyone who reads this, as I don't know if anyone other than my followers read this blog...do not take this as a personal attack, especially if you are a book junkie. Do not take that last statement so literally that it will make you question my intelligence. Brom's writing style is easy to navigate, so I am sure some very intelligent people would be like "I can't believe you said the ending blew you away..." or "I saw it coming all along." Shut it, just shut it now. I was just impressed.

The themes in the book are basic good vs. evil. But other things occur. Promises, friendship, alliances. Rules are broken and lessons are learned. The message of Christianity is so strong. Today we act as the Reverend acts. Everything is an abomination. We cannot accept that which is not normal or that which is not mentioned in The Bible or that which is opposite of what is stated. We take everything so seriously when we don't realize God is really not condemning anyone, he is condemning those who are passing all of the judgment.

BTW...it is late and I did just write a grad paper, so please forgive me for the crappyness of this writing.

I also like how Brom points out that everything is not as it seems. The Mist represents our minds closing off so many things. When we are children, we see things we do not see as adults. Sometimes I think it is why adults are harder pressed to believe in ghosts. We forget things and develop this "mist" around us that makes us block things in which we don't want to see anymore. We easily write things off and move on. The Mist also represents struggles we all have to live through and it is not until we open our minds and PUSH that we will make it through. Instead, we let ourselves suffer, forever shrouded, and fall content in whatever routine or darkness in which we are in.

I really need to go to bed now.

READ THIS BOOK. IT WAS WONDERFUL! I really hope maybe Brom will run across this blog.

Tomorrow, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Here comes the "C" week!