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Isaac's Song
by Daniel Black
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Once I thought that I could leave his books alone, it’s clear that I could not, I will not lie. Isaac‘s song was even more emotional and tough to get through essentially than its predecessor Don’t Cry For Me.
As we were revising the characters from the previous book, we’re getting a lot more inner details about how Isaac was actually feeling and what he’s been going through since distancing himself from his family in his adulthood, especially after reeling with the death of his mother which almost in a sense forces him to have to reconnect with his father, but he’s been feeling distant from a very young age. What I really do enjoy about the differences between these two novels is that it does not absolve Isaac’s father from his issues in the trauma that he did and still on Isaac, but it also doesn’t absolve Isaac from his wrongdoings as well (not that his were nearly as bad as his fathers, just pointing out that he is in fact still a human who has flaws like everyone else).
His therapist at some point encourages him to journal/write about his experience and his story throughout his life and dealing with understanding who he is as a person. It’s always interesting how we discover at some point in time that our memories are not as reliable as we think. They are, especially as it relates to emotional trauma and stress so almost how we are remembering things at the point we are currently in life, is not the same as what they actually were in reality. You go back-and-forth on whether or not you hate Isaac’s parents for how they treated him and how they act, but then you also loved them for trying their best and putting their best effort forward, but it still does not absolve them from the trauma that they did cause him in his youth, which pushed him to be more standoffish.
Isaac essentially goes on a journey of self discovery, which brings him back to his roots in Arkansas at his family home. Honestly, I like this one a lot more than I liked the previous one, 5 ⭐️
As we were revising the characters from the previous book, we’re getting a lot more inner details about how Isaac was actually feeling and what he’s been going through since distancing himself from his family in his adulthood, especially after reeling with the death of his mother which almost in a sense forces him to have to reconnect with his father, but he’s been feeling distant from a very young age. What I really do enjoy about the differences between these two novels is that it does not absolve Isaac’s father from his issues in the trauma that he did and still on Isaac, but it also doesn’t absolve Isaac from his wrongdoings as well (not that his were nearly as bad as his fathers, just pointing out that he is in fact still a human who has flaws like everyone else).
His therapist at some point encourages him to journal/write about his experience and his story throughout his life and dealing with understanding who he is as a person. It’s always interesting how we discover at some point in time that our memories are not as reliable as we think. They are, especially as it relates to emotional trauma and stress so almost how we are remembering things at the point we are currently in life, is not the same as what they actually were in reality. You go back-and-forth on whether or not you hate Isaac’s parents for how they treated him and how they act, but then you also loved them for trying their best and putting their best effort forward, but it still does not absolve them from the trauma that they did cause him in his youth, which pushed him to be more standoffish.
Isaac essentially goes on a journey of self discovery, which brings him back to his roots in Arkansas at his family home. Honestly, I like this one a lot more than I liked the previous one, 5 ⭐️