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Discussion: Would you stay for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant?
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Would you stay for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant?
Feb 6 2008, 12:15 PM EST Having read the book, I don't think I would've stayed, there was so much tension between the family that just bubbled below the surface, i wouldn't have been comfortable eating! I felt a great deal of sympathy for the characters, mostly Ezra who's story isn't told in as much detail as the rest of his family. I had expected Ezra to take more of the narrative having read Pearl's, Cody's and Jenny's story. Maybe he was left out as a reflection of his personality? What I learnt about him was really from his family's point of view. His love for his family never dimished even though they weren't as loving back to him. All he wanted was for them to be togther with him, and they only managed it after their mother died. This is quite often the way with everyone, that it takes a tradegy to bring families together. I thought the relationship between the two brothers was really well written and it was so sad when Cody set out to steal Ezra's girlfriend. I think that part stood out most in the book. Would Cody have gone after Ruth if she wasn't engaged to Ezra? What if Ezra had put up more of a fight? I don't think you get much of an idea of how Ezra felt, obviously he was upset but, you don't hear his opinion of it. I think the most telling part of the book was when Cody met up with a girl he knew from school, a girl who he liked but he thought that she prefered Ezra to him. When he met up with her years later she couldn't even remember Ezra. I enjoyed reading the book and would recommend it to other people.It's well written and easy to read and get into, and whilst it isn's the most exciting of stories, it's a good study of how we treat the ones we love most. What do you think? 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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